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Report sought on complaint alleging misuse of anti-rape laws
TNN | Jul 7, 2014, 12.29AM IST
NEW DELHI: Taking serious note of a complaint alleging misuse of anti-rape laws by a woman gang for extortion of money, a trial court has directed Delhi Police to file a detailed status report in the matter.
The court also directed a DCP to personally appear before it on July 9 with the report saying, "any abuse and misuse of laws relating to crime against women by a group for attaining their nefarious ends needs to be checked, for it dilutes the cause in genuine cases." The complainant has alleged that a woman, who is a key member of the gang, has filed more than 10 false cases in order to "extort money from innocent men."
The court was hearing the bail application of Narender Pal Kashyap, an accused in a rape case. Pal claimed that he was implicated by a gang involved in extortion and the woman has lodged similar cases against 10 people in the same police station.
Additional sessions judge Kamini Lau said if allegations made by the man regarding the complainant being a member of a gang indulging in extortion activities and filing false cases is correct, "then it is a serious matter which should have been looked and inquired into at the level of district head". The court also directed that a senior police official, not below the rank of DCP, would appear before it on the next date of hearing-July 9-along with a detailed status report on the probe being carried out in the FIRs lodged by the woman against others. "Keeping in view the seriousness of allegations involved, I direct the personal appearance of senior officer not less than the rank of DCP before this court on the next date along with the detailed status of investigations in the FIRs (lodged by the woman against other persons)," the judge said. The court said the DCP should inform it if any inquiry has been conducted at his level on the allegations made against Ravinder Thakur of running a gang engaged in getting cases of rape, molestation, attempt to kill or criminal intimidation lodged to attain nefarious ends. |
