KANPUR:A woman jumped into the river from Jajmau
Ganga
bridge, accusing her uncle Girja Shankar Tripathi, a
TSI
posted in the traffic police (Kanpur), of sexually exploiting her, on Sunday night. The divers present on the spot rescued her and informed the police.
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The victim has given a complaint against her uncle at the Chakeri police station. Taking serious note of the matter, DCP Traffic suspended TSI late Sunday night.
The victim, a resident of Chakeri, told the police that her in-laws are from
Mirzapur
. Her uncle is a TSI in Kanpur traffic police department. In January 2021, while her uncle was doing duty in Prayagraj, he had called her to
Prayagraj
to visit with family. On this she went to Prayagraj and stayed with him along with her family.
According to the victim, TSI one day offered her a soft drink mixed with sedatives. After this, he took her to a hotel and raped her.
Along with this, TSI also filmed the act from his mobile. Later, he raped her several times by threatening to make the video viral on social media. According to the victim, she also got pregnant in between, but the TSI got her aborted.
“An FIR in this regard under relevant sections has been registered. TSI was placed under suspension by senior police officials and investigations are continuing,” said inspector Chakeri Madhur Mishra.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)