Maharashtra: Two booked in Thane for beating up woman cop at police station

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Police in Thane district has registered a case against two women for allegedly beating up a woman constable at a police station in the district, an official said on Wednesday.

A police spokesman said the 28-year-old constable was on duty at Shil-Daighar police station on Tuesday when beat marshals brought a woman and two men there. The woman wanted to lodge a complaint with the police against her husband.

Later, the woman's husband along with two other women allegedly barged into the police station, he said.

The two women, who had accompanied the man, started abusing the police personnel and also picked up a quarrel with the man's wife, the official said.

The constable tried to pacify the two women, but they did not listen. The duo allegedly pulled the constable by her hair, abused her and beat her up before running away, he said, adding the cop was injured.

The two accused have been identified and efforts are on to nab them, the official said.

Offences have been registered against the two accused under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the police added.

Meanwhile, Police have registered a case against four persons after a 17-year-old girl in Thane district alleged that they raped, molested and threatened her, an official said on Wednesday.

According to the girl, she lost both her parents last year, following which she initially stayed with her grandparents and later she and her younger brother were lodged at an orphanage, the official from Mira Road police station said quoting the FIR.

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Earlier this year, the family of the accused, who knew the girl's kin, took charge of her and her brother, it said.

Over the past two months, the accused allegedly molested and raped the girl repeatedly and when she resisted their move, they threatened to send her back to the orphanage, as per the FIR.

The family of the accused also allegedly forced the girl and her brother to convert to Muslim religion. They were allegedly taken to a dargah in Uttan where some rituals were performed by a 'moulavi' and they were given meat to consume, it stated.

Fed up with the frequent harassment, the girl lodged a complaint with local police, the official said.

The police registered the case on August 10 against four persons under Indian Penal Code sections 376, 376(2) (n) (rape), 298 (uttering, words, etc, with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 506 (criminal intimidation), 34 (common intention) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The accused have been identified as Shain Rais Khan, Abuhid Khan, Nukshat Khan and Nikhat Merchant, according to the FIR.

No arrest has been made so far, the police said, adding a probe is on into the case. (Agencies)