25 July,2016 08:55 AM IST | | Saurabh Vaktania
The 18-year-old was being physically assaulted, harassed and blackmailed by her former boyfriend; finally after a month, the Nerul police picked up the accused and filed a case
After police negligence claimed the life of 15-year-old Navi Mumbai resident Swapnil Sonawane last week, officers at Nerul police station have once again come under the spotlight for refusing to take action in another harassment case.
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Amir Mirza Qayyum Baig was arrested on Saturday
The family of an 18-year-old girl had approached the cops after her former boyfriend physically abused and blackmailed her. And after almost a month of taking no action, cops arrested Navi Mumbai resident, Amir Mirza Qayyum Baig (24), on Saturday.
Cop negligence
According to the girl's family, Amir and the BBA student became friends three years ago, but she ended their relationship when he turned abusive. In her statement, the girl said, "Amir used to give me burn injuries. He would slap and hit me anywhere, in front of my friends, outside college. I blocked him on all social media platforms but he kept coming to my college and harassing me. I was afraid to tell my parents as they would have stopped sending me to college."
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On July 1, Amir again went to college and assaulted the girl with his car's jack. The girl and her parents went to Nerul police station to file a complaint. But the girl's father alleged the cops did not take any action. He said, "The police refused to take action. They didn't call Amir for questioning either."
Amir then started harassing the girl from different mobile numbers, threatening to upload her pictures online and defame her. On July 7, Amir took interim bail and threatened her. He said, "No one can do anything to me. I will defame you in public and destroy you."
The harassment went on for some more days, after which the girl's father approached the cops and told them that if they did not take any action, he would resort to some extreme measures. The cops finally relented and arrested Amir to avoid a repeat of the Swapnil incident.
The girl said, "I went into depression. There was a nagging fear that he will hit or insult me in front of everyone. I even considered committing suicide."
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PSI Sonkamble, who is IO of the case and had refused to take any action, remained unavailable for comment. Advocate Komal Upadhyay, who helped the girl's family file an FIR and get Amir arrested, said, "People will lose faith in cops if this persists. Senior inspector A Pathan helped register a case and arrest Amir, but Sonkamble did nothing. A major tragedy has been averted."
