Ghaziabad: A special Pocso court on Thursday ordered police to register an FIR against a doctor for allegedly outraging the modesty of a teenage girl who took care of his child. The girl’s father approached the court on April 23 under BNSS Section 173(4), seeking that an FIR be registered against the doctor after the SHO of Wave City police station and DGP allegedly ignored his appeal.“The doctor engaged in obscene acts with my daughter when they were alone. He would touch her inappropriately, strip her naked and force her to sit on his lap,” thefather wrote in his application. “When my daughter refused, he threatened to kill her. For a long time, she remained frightened.” He claimed his daughter was distraught. He took her to their native village in Bihar in the hope that it would help her de-stress. But things did not improve. He would find her crying all the time there as well. The doctor called a few times but the girl refused to return to work.The family returned to the city on March 1 but the father could not persuade the girl to go back to work. “On March 2, the doctor came to our house and asked us to send her to work,” he said. “But she was scared and refused. The following day, the doctor lodged a false theft case against her,” the applicant said.The girl was summoned to Lal Kuan police station where she was allegedly assaulted by the cops. When he and his son went to the police station, cops allegedly beat up his son too. After they returned home, the girl finally divulged what she had been going through. He then filed a complaint at Wave City police station but no action was taken. He then submitted a complaint to the Ghaziabad police commissioner.He was called to the assistant commissioner of police’s office and asked to appear to explain his allegations. The cops recorded their statements, but did not file a report. Instead, the police kept on pressuring him to reach a compromise with the doctor, threatening to file a false case against him if he failed to do so.“I was summoned to the Wave City police station where the doctor was already present. The police officers asked us to compromise but when I refused,” the father told the court. Following this, he submitted a complaint to the police commissioner, Ghaziabad, the director general of police, Lucknow, and the chief minister on April 17, but the complaint was not registered.The special court judge, Neeraj Gautam, said, “Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the doctor is entitled to a cognisable offence. It appears justified to have the police investigate.” He ordered the station house officer of Wave City police station to register a case under the relevant sections based on the statements made in the application. “Ensure that the investigation is conducted and a report submitted to the court,” the judge said.
