Dalit’s gangrape: Activist seeks NCW intervention

Activist Rajesh Solanki told The Indian Express,“This is a case which clearly highlights the obnoxious nexus between the police and political class in Gujarat. Police officers are ready to bow down and succumb to their political bosses. Here,the sub-inspector has got suspension while shielding some BJP leaders in the region.”

“And it is surprising that nobody is coming out in support of the victim girl. As part of the civil society,I’ve sought the NCW’s immediate intervention in this matter,” he added.

The case relates to a 20-year-old girl from Boidiya village of Santrampur taluka in the Panchmahals. The girl had,on August 4,lodged a complaint with the Santrampur police accusing certain persons of raping her.

After registering the complaint,the Santrampur police had transferred the FIR to the Shehra police station in the same district. The subordinate officer at Shehra also registered the FIR and made official entries in the Station Diary.

However,the head of that police station — sub-inspector Avardan Gadhvi — tore off the original FIR and the corresponding entries in the Station Diary and registered second FIR in the case,which struck off names of three local BJP leaders. Two of these accused in the first FIR were made witnesses in the second FIR registered by Gadhvi.

Police authorities subsequently suspended Gadhvi,but investigation was carried out on the second FIR on the basis of a statement by the girl that the second FIR was right. Police have not registered any offence against Gadhvi for tampering with official records.