A court in Uttar Pradesh has ordered an FIR against police officers accused of tampering with a woman's statement, raising concerns about police misconduct and judicial oversight.
Key Points
- Shahjahanpur court orders FIR against police for allegedly tampering with a woman's statement.
- The woman stated she went willingly, but police allegedly altered the statement in official records.
- Court examination of video evidence revealed the discrepancy in the recorded statement.
- The court directed the Shahjahanpur Superintendent of Police to conduct an inquiry and register an FIR against the police personnel involved.
A court in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur has ordered registration of an FIR against police personnel for allegedly tampering with the statement of a young woman to falsely implicate the accused in a case, officials said on Thursday.
According to prosecution officer Ashish Shukla, the matter pertains to the woman from Jalalabad police station area who had gone with a man of her own will. The police later recovered them from Khatu Shyam in Rajasthan and produced the woman before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Manish Kumar Singh on April 16 seeking remand.
Court Finds Discrepancy in Police Statement
Shukla said the court found that although the woman had stated that she had gone of her own accord, the police allegedly altered the statement in official records by inserting the word "not", thereby changing it to "I did not go of my own will".
He said the statement had been recorded under relevant provisions of the law.
Video Evidence Confirms Statement Tampering
The court subsequently directed investigating officer Sanjeev Kumar and sub-inspector Kajal to produce a video of the woman's statement. Upon examination, it was found that the woman had clearly stated that she had gone of her own will and had not used the word "not", Shukla said.
Inquiry Ordered Against Erring Police Personnel
Following the discrepancy, the court issued notices to the Jalalabad station house officer and two sub-inspectors.
Not satisfied with their replies, the court directed the Shahjahanpur Superintendent of Police to conduct an inquiry and register an FIR against the erring police personnel, Shukla added.
