<p>Two sisters had approached the police for lodging a molestation complaint, but little did they know that they would face the same humiliation at the station.<br /><br />A police constable reportedly molested a girl inside the Karhal Gate police outpost in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district, about 300 kilometres from here.<br /><br />The sisters had been to a police station a few days ago to lodge a complaint against a person, who had reportedly tried to harass them, sources said.<br /><br />The officer, identified as Ishwari Prasad, who was said to be in an inebriated state, reportedly touched one of the victims inappropriately.<br /><br />The matter came to light on Saturday, when a video showing the officer touching one of the girls went viral on social networking sites. <br /><br />The video shows Prasad lying on a cot and one of the girls standing near him. The other girl is seen sitting a few metres away. He is seen indulging in indecent acts several times. The victim is seen leaving the place in a huff.<br /><br />Prasad, however, denied behaving inappropriately, though he admitted that he had touched the girl’s hand, sources said.<br /><br />According to sources, the sisters complained to senior officers about Prasad’s harassment, following which he was suspended, and a probe was ordered. “Further action will be taken against the officer after the probe,” a senior police official of the district said.<br /><br />Barely a few days ago, a station house officer of the Kisni police station in the district had been suspended after he was accused of sending obscene text messages to a woman.<br /><br />The Uttar Pradesh government had recently taken action against half a dozen police personnel on charges of laxity and connivance with criminals. <br /><br />Two police personnel had even been felicitated by a history sheeter in Mathura district.</p>
<p>Two sisters had approached the police for lodging a molestation complaint, but little did they know that they would face the same humiliation at the station.<br /><br />A police constable reportedly molested a girl inside the Karhal Gate police outpost in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district, about 300 kilometres from here.<br /><br />The sisters had been to a police station a few days ago to lodge a complaint against a person, who had reportedly tried to harass them, sources said.<br /><br />The officer, identified as Ishwari Prasad, who was said to be in an inebriated state, reportedly touched one of the victims inappropriately.<br /><br />The matter came to light on Saturday, when a video showing the officer touching one of the girls went viral on social networking sites. <br /><br />The video shows Prasad lying on a cot and one of the girls standing near him. The other girl is seen sitting a few metres away. He is seen indulging in indecent acts several times. The victim is seen leaving the place in a huff.<br /><br />Prasad, however, denied behaving inappropriately, though he admitted that he had touched the girl’s hand, sources said.<br /><br />According to sources, the sisters complained to senior officers about Prasad’s harassment, following which he was suspended, and a probe was ordered. “Further action will be taken against the officer after the probe,” a senior police official of the district said.<br /><br />Barely a few days ago, a station house officer of the Kisni police station in the district had been suspended after he was accused of sending obscene text messages to a woman.<br /><br />The Uttar Pradesh government had recently taken action against half a dozen police personnel on charges of laxity and connivance with criminals. <br /><br />Two police personnel had even been felicitated by a history sheeter in Mathura district.</p>
