Kiran Nath was posted on the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy in Golaghat district
New Delhi:
A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Assam was on Sunday arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor home assist.
He has been recognized as Kiran Nath and was posted on the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy in Golaghat district.
The sufferer, 15, alleged that she was repeatedly raped by the senior police official. She stated that Nath had forcibly confined her at his residence and used to torture her with the assistance of his relations.
Her relations lodged a grievance on the Dergaon police station on Saturday, following which a case was registered in opposition to him on Sunday.
Assam Director Common of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap Singh stated that Nath has been arrested on the idea of proof that has come up in the course of the investigation.
“Zero tolerance in the direction of sexual misconduct amongst police personnel stays nook stone of the coverage of Assam Police,” Mr Singh stated in a publish on X, previously Twitter.
Reference allegations of sexual misconduct in the direction of the housemaid by a DSP posted at LBPA Dergaon – Case No 42 underneath part 376,506 of IPC and Part 6 of POCSO Act has been registered at Dergaon PS, District Golaghat.
DSP Kiran Nath, presently posted at @LBPA_Assam has been…— GP Singh (@gpsinghips) March 17, 2024
Nath has been arrested underneath part 376 (raping a feminine underneath sixteen years), 506 (prison intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Part 6 of the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012.
Police stated that they’ve recorded the assertion of the sufferer and different witnesses, and are additional investigating the matter.
