New Delhi: Three policemen, including a woman head constable, were on Thursday suspended and a vigilance inquiry initiated against them after a woman claimed that she was forced by the police to strip in front of her son, who was under arrest on charges of theft. (
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The woman residing in west Delhi's Mayapuri filed a complaint in this regard with Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal.
According to the complainant, the incident took place in the last week of May in the presence of a policewoman. The investigation into the complaint has been transferred to Vigilance Wing of the Delhi Police, a senior police officer said.
Woman Head Constable Amrita Singh and constables Pramod Kumar and Santosh were suspended from service, pending inquiry, the officer said.
The police had apprehended the woman's two sons on May 22 for allegedly stealing money from a car. The woman alleges she was abused by the cops when she went to meet her sons at the police station, alongwith her husband. (
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The woman further claimed that on May 23, when the couple visited the police station, she was confined to a room while her husband and the younger son were asked to wait outside.
The police began questioning her elder son in her presence and demanded that he return Rs 6,000 missing from the car. When they denied the accusation, the woman alleged, that the policeman thrashed her and forced her to strip. Then one of the cops asked the woman to have sex with her son, she alleged.
After this, another policeman asked her to have sex with him. After begging for freedom for nearly two hours, they were finally let off. A senior police officer said Assistant Commissioner of Police (Rajouri Garden) has been asked to investigate the matter.
The statements of the woman and her elder son have been recorded and the policemen on duty have been questioned.