Dalit woman suffers miscarriage,says cop kicked her; investigation on

Somwati’s family members said they made several rounds of the Ghatampur police station to register a case,but were chased away by policemen.

On Thursday,Somwati and her in-laws produced the foetus of male twins before Kanpur DIG Neera Rawat,who ordered an FIR to be lodged.

The police have arrested four persons — Mohan Lal,Ram Dhani,Ramesh and Guru Prasad — the neighbours with whom Somwati’s family had a scuffle.

ASP (Kanpur Rural) Lal Bahadur,who is investigating the incident,said,“Prima facie,it appears that fake charges have been leveled against the constable.”

Bahadur said an FIR has been registered at the Ghatampur police station and the role of constable Ram Milan,who allegedly kicked Somwati,is being probed. “Action will be taken against Ram Milan if he is found guilty,Bahadur said,adding the local police had registered a non-cognisable report after the clash in the village.

Meanwhile,Somwati has been admitted at Ursula Horsman Memorial Hospital.

It all began on Wednesday when a fight broke out between Somwati’s husband Anil Kumar and his neighbours Mohan Lal and his family members,with whom they had a running dispute.

“Two police constables,Ram Milan and Hari Om,were present when the fight broke out,” said Anil’s uncle Ram Aashrey.

“Ram Milan kicked Somwati on abdomen,leading to the miscarriage.”

Somwati alleged the local police tried to hush up the incident. “A few constables at Ghatampur police station threatened to register a fake case against us,” she claimed.  

Inspector in-charge of Ghatampur Omkar Sagar said,“As per the initial information,Somwati had a miscarriage on Wednesday morning,whereas the dispute broke out in the afternoon.”