DSP demoted for man’s arrest in false rape case in Bihar

PATNA: In a rare punishment, the state government demoted DSP Nisar Ahmed to the inspector rank for illegally getting arrested an innocent man on false charges of rape for personal gain. A notification about Nisar’s demotion with simultaneously revoking his suspension was issued by the state home department late Friday night.
“Nisar acted in self interest and for personal gain.The action against him has been taken as per provisions of Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005,” the notification stated.
Nisar was posted as sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Narkatiaganj in West Champaran when an FIR was lodged with Sathi police station on October 6, 2018 following a court’s directive on a complaint case filed by one Chinta Devi. The woman had accused Pune-based Zarar Sherkhar of raping her on the pretext of marriage.
Nisar, after supervision of the case, sent a police team to Pune. Zarar was arrested, brought to Narkatiaganj and sent to jail after production before a court.
ADG (law and order) Amit Kumar on Saturday said the allegations were found false after thorough investigation in the case. “The DSP had conducted a superficial supervision due to which an innocent person had to spent three months in jail,” he said and added that action has been taken against the DSP after departmental proceedings.
The probe revealed that Zarar had never come to Bihar. It also came to light that Zarar’s father had taken loan from the woman’s father while living in Dubai. The woman filed a rape complaint against Zarar in order to pressurise hi family to return the loan amount, the further investigation revealed.
The ADG said action has been taken against the DSP after departmental proceedings.
Zarar’s innocence was proved only after his mother Nusrat Ejaz Sherkhar wrote to West Champaran SP, who reviewed the case in the presence of Sathi SHO and other witnesses. The SP found that neither investigation was conducted seriously nor the complainant’s medical examination was done. The complainant woman’s mother, brother, her nephew and even independent witnesses didn’t support the allegations during the SP’s supervision.
The case was finally found to be ‘false’ in final supervision by Champaran range DIG and an order was issued to file petition in the court for getting Zarar freed after approving the SP’s supervision on March 31, 2019. The final form was submitted in the court for freeing Zarar on April 1, 2019.