A Sub-Inspector posted at Surajkund police station here was suspended on Friday on charges of dereliction of duty for not registering a FIR in a case pertaining to attack on a group of Jawaharlal Nehru University students earlier this week.
The action was initiated after a complaint by students from JNU to Faridabad Commissioner of Police, Hanif Qureshi.
Faridabad Police spokesperson said Suresh Kumar was suspended and the investigation into the matter was handed over to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Women, Pooja Dabla. Deputy Commissioner of Police, NIT, Astha Modi would oversee the investigation, said the spokesperson. "The investigation officer would also visit JNU campus to record the statements of the victims," said the spokesperson.
The case pertains to an attack on a female JNU student and her male friends by a mob at Asola Wildlife Sanctuary on August 14. The student and her six male friends were returning from a picnic at Bharadwaj Lake, located inside the sanctuary, when a group of eight-nine men allegedly attacked them. The men even threatened to rape the woman.
Later, when the students went to police in Faridabad, the officer at Surajkund police station refused to file complaint and also made remarks at woman's character.
