Bihar: Sub-inspector held for molesting woman constable at Gopalganj police station

PATNA: A police sub-inspector was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly molesting a woman constable inside Muhammadpur police station premises in Gopalganj late on Tuesday night.
SI Awadesh Kumar Singh, who is in his mid-40s, allegedly grabbed the 24-year-old constable from behind and molested her. The survivor is on a deputation at the Muhammadpur police station from where Singh was arrested and sent to jail.
“The female constable had submitted a written complaint at the police station on Wednesday on the basis of which an FIR was registered against Singh,” Sadar SDPO Naresh Paswan said, adding, the accused officer has been suspended.
According to the written complaint filed by the constable, around 9.30pm while she was going to her room inside the police station, Singh grabbed her from behind on the stairs and one of her colleagues was eyewitness to the incident.
The constable alleged that Singh had took advantage of the situation as the staircase was dark due to a power cut at the police station.
“One of my female colleagues saw the incident happening and she rushed to my help. We both started screaming after which Singh fled from the spot,” the constable stated in her complaint.
She also filed a complaint before the Gopalganj SP on Tuesday night seeking stern action against the accused SI.
The Bihar police association president Narendra Kumar Dheeraj condemned the incident and demanded that the SI be dismissed from service for this act.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)