Rape of 17-yr-old: Cops file FIR after metropolitan magistrate intervenes MAHENDER SINGH MANRAL NEWDELFL.MAY 12 EVENFOUR daysafterreceiving aleiterfromthe secretaryol the Delhi State Legal Services ‘Autharigy (DSLSA), Dells Pakce dicknoe cepistor an FIR against a man who had allegedly been rapinghis 17-year-old daughter fbrihepast seven yeas. AABR vas finally tegistered onMay9 afertheint=yentionof Metropolitan Magistrate Sunil Kurs towhom the DSLSA hid wren te, ‘When pelice intly cfiwsed tofilean FIR, DSLSAsecretary Dhirencra Rane on May 9 wiote ‘o MM Sunil Kumar ~ under whose jarbiction the Bhaswa Dairy police stationflls—inform- Ing him of thaissue. MM Kamar, inturnirecedthespecaleom= missioner cf police (Lave Order, northemrage)SBK Singhtores- ister an FRimmediately and to conduct an inguiryagainst the policamanwho didnot regiser ther The MIM ako directed Police Commsioner Amulya Patnaik fleanactiontakenrepertonthe issuevwithina week. Later in the ‘eveningon May 9, Deli Police regiteredan FRin the case The incident came to Eght When the 17-year-old gia stu dencof dass Vila agovemment school in Bhalswa Dairy, cold Licenced Associate Conceller (AC Peshpanall Gupta curing ‘2 counseling session cn May 5, tha her father had been raping hs forthe past even yeas. “Gupta tothe vitinto the Police didnotfilean FIR¢espite receivinga letter from the DSLSA secretary that the girs father had been raping her for 7years BiulswaDairypotce sation But police did aot lean FR and sent the vietimbackhome wher f- thee Thevetimased psiayalone with her father because ber ‘mother says thei native vi lage. The gil also said that when, she nd her mather ofthe prob- lem ste confcevether stand ho beat her up. Gupzainformed Ran aboutthe matey, wiioalso Viste theschool andmettheve- tim" a senior police fier si, RanattenwrctetothesHOet Bhubwa Diy police station. as ng him (0 register an FIR However noFIR was texistered Ranathen wrote to MM Kuna and Additional Sessions Judge north) CautamMananabout te incident,” the offices added. Plc nally eck action ater MM Kumar issued an order {o Special CP Singh and DCP ‘northwest Milind Dumber, asking them tolodgean FIR i mediately “inbepresntave, gos vi cation of al egl principles and lavshavebeen mailebypelicea: fears ofBhawa Dairy police sta tion. They have shone utter dis: regirito thereof aw Four days had passed afer the mater was, reported w the SHO concemed bur mo action was takes and no medical examination wascon- ducted. t wemsthey ad taken thisseriouofencelighay andi resporsbiy" MMKusar stated in hisordes written cn May. MMRumar eter ctectedthe serior police officerto take nec essay action forthe pretctionof the gil He abo asked pelice to take stingentaction agsinstthe SHO andthelmvestigaing thier forthetr inaction Expliningthereason behind thedayofanFR,.DCP Dumbere told The indian Exess thar the victim was intially not cond ile mphint agains er aber." parsoraly met thovicimandshe Fefused toe 3 complaint But owe registedanFR on May ‘Sollowrng the court direction and started out probe. We have abooered theviglancebranch ‘oprobethercleof policeperson- nel "he aid.