Goa: IPS officer facing molestation allegation relieved of charge as DIG
Panaji (PTI): IPS officer A Koan posted in Goa has been relieved of his charge as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and ordered to report to the state director general of police (DGP) following allegation against him of molesting a woman at a night club, officials said on Thursday.
Goa DGP Jaspal Singh told reporters on Wednesday that he has already sent a "report detailing facts to the state government."
In an order issued on Wednesday evening, Goa government's under secretary (personnel department) Nathine Araujo ordered that Koan report to the DGP with immediate effect.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had assured "strict action" against the IPS officer, who was accused of molesting a woman at a club in the state on Monday night.
Such behaviour would not be tolerated, Sawant said in the state assembly on Wednesday after Goa Forward Party (GFP) MLA Vijai Sardesai raised the matter in the House.
Sardesai, without naming the officer, said in the House that a woman hit an IPS officer in the night club when he tried to molest her.
Later during the session, the GFP MLA also alleged that the IPS officer had a track record of "misbehaving" with women.
Sardesai said he can produce a video clip wherein the IPS officer was seen asking a woman staffer at a casino "to sit next to him", but did not inform when the alleged incident happened.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
