Rajasthan: DSP suspended for obscene video, woman constable dismissed from service
The Rajasthan government has dismissed a suspended deputy superintendent of police and a woman constable, who were arrested after a video clip purportedly showed them engaging in sexual activities in the presence of the constable’s minor son.
Director General of Police ML Lather confirmed that both have been dismissed from service. “The order to sack him will be given today,” Lather told PTI.
Sources said that such a big step has been taken after getting approval from the Chief Minister’s Office against two policemen currently in judicial custody. This action has been taken under the Rajasthan Civil Services Rules.
After the video went viral, the police department had suspended both the personnel on September 8. The Special Operations Group (SOG) was entrusted with the investigation of registering a case against Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) officer Hira Lal Saini and arresting him in September. 9. The woman constable was arrested on 12 September.
According to the police, the video clip was taken on a mobile phone by the constable at a resort in Pushkar town of Ajmer district on July 10. Saini was posted as Zonal Office (Biawar) in Ajmer, while the lady constable was posted in Jaipur. when he was arrested.
The police took suo motu cognizance of the video going viral on social media and arrested Saini. A case was registered at the Cyber Crime Station of SOG under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.
The video clip purportedly showed Saini in a compromising position with the constable in a swimming pool, along with the policeman’s six-year-old son, who was in the pool with him. Besides Saini and the constable, two other RPS officers and SHOs of two police stations in Jaipur and Nagaur were also suspended for dereliction of duty.
The constable’s husband had sent a complaint to the SP’s office in Nagaur seeking registration of an FIR against them under the POCSO Act. The complaint was sent to the SHO of Chitwa police station on August 10, but he did not register the case.
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