‘Sexual harassment letter’ | 19 Haryana woman cops who are complainants’ namesakes ‘deny role’ in it

A purported missive allegedly signed by 7 pistillate cops had surfaced connected the societal media connected Friday. In the missive addressed to Haryana main minister, superior allegations of intersexual harassment were levelled against the IPS serviceman portion terming 2 pistillate constabulary officials arsenic “facilitator” of the IPS officer.

Taking it seriously, the authorities constabulary had asked a pistillate IPS officer, Astha Modi, who is presently SP Fatehabad, to behaviour a probe and taxable a study to the department.

As portion of the probe, a constabulary serviceman said, each the namesakes of those pistillate constabulary unit whose names were mentioned arsenic complainant successful the viral missive were asked to grounds their statements. “They person denied making immoderate specified complaint. They besides did not rise immoderate grievance against the IPS officer,” added the officer.

The serviceman besides said: “In the purported letter, determination is simply a notation of a widow constable who allegedly faced harassment. We haven’t recovered immoderate pistillate constable with her namesake successful the constabulary section successful the full territory concerned. In the letter, determination is simply a notation to a pistillate constable whose yearly confidential study (ACR) had antagonistic remarks made by the IPS serviceman concerned. However, during the inquiry, she claimed that she did not marque immoderate specified complaint. The antagonistic remarks successful her ACR were the consequent result of a punishment fixed by an ADGP fertile constabulary officer.”

The serviceman added: “The probe into the substance is inactive connected to ascertain who had primitively written the letter.”

Another constabulary serviceman said: “Right now, it’s precise hard to accidental whether the allegations are existent oregon false. More pistillate officials posted successful the territory acrophobic volition beryllium examined during the ongoing probe. They whitethorn beryllium from antithetic ranks successful the constabulary section similar from constables to ASIs (assistant sub inspectors). They volition besides beryllium counselled. The enquiry volition instrumentality much time.”

Congress legislator from Julana, Vinesh Phogat, took to X to request punishment for the blameworthy successful the matter. Referring to the wrestler agitation of 2023, Phogat posted connected X: “…In the mode each conception of the nine supported us, we are excessively with them (alleged victims). The blameworthy should beryllium punished.”

Hisar constabulary scope ADGP Matta Ravi Kiran told The Indian Express that the IPS serviceman against whom the allegations person been levelled successful the missive himself requested for a probe into the matter.

“A fact-finding enquiry is nether process and I can’t remark further connected it,” added the ADGP.

On the different hand, the IPS serviceman who has been accused of intersexual harassment besides told The Indian Express that helium had himself requested the Director General of Police connected Friday to get a probe conducted by a elder pistillate IPS officer.

Meanwhile, HSCW chairperson Renu Bhatia connected Sunday asked the authorities DGP to taxable an enactment taken study to the committee wrong 24 hours. Renu Bhatia told The Indian Express: “We person besides summoned the IPS serviceman and the complainant women successful the lawsuit to our bureau successful Faridabad connected October 29. The enquiry serviceman has besides been asked to look earlier the committee connected the aforesaid day. The allegations are of a superior nature, truthful a elaborate enquiry should beryllium conducted into the matter.”