{"id":144541,"date":"2024-09-30T01:24:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T01:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/30\/kolkata-rape-accused-gets-bail-in-a-day-after-investigating-officer-submits-nil-checklist\/"},"modified":"2024-09-30T01:24:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T01:24:12","slug":"kolkata-rape-accused-gets-bail-in-a-day-after-investigating-officer-submits-nil-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/30\/kolkata-rape-accused-gets-bail-in-a-day-after-investigating-officer-submits-nil-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Kolkata rape accused gets bail in a day after investigating officer submits &#8216;nil&#8217; checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-113781617,imgsize-17556.cms?fit=600,450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kolkata rape accused gets bail in a day after investigating officer submits &#8216;nil&#8217; checklist\" title=\"Kolkata rape accused gets bail in a day after investigating officer submits &#8216;nil&#8217; checklist\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"16\"><a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kolkata-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kolkata police<\/a> on Saturday initiated an inquiry against the officer-in-charge of <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lake-police-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake police station<\/a> in the city, two senior male officers, and three women officers after criticism from <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/calcutta-high-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calcutta high court<\/a> on Thursday over a flawed investigation into a rape complaint by the wife of a senior government official posted outside Bengal.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2-->The complaint was filed after the woman, a senior manager at a private company, accused a man of sexually assaulting her at her home in Kolkata on July 14 and 15. The woman alleged that the police at Lake police station threatened her to withdraw the complaint when she went to the police station on July 15, reported TOI. <\/p>\n<p>The investigation also had a procedural lapse like failure to conduct a <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/medical-examination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medical examination<\/a> or seize CCTV footage from the crime scene. The woman sought medical examination on her own at <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mr-bangur-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MR Bangur Hospital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The HC was critical of the initial investigations, which diluted the charges by registering less severe sections of BNS for the crime. <\/p>\n<p>The accused was given bail on July 16 as the investigation officer submitted a \u201cnil\u201d checklist. The HC cancelled the bail granted by a lower court and also revoked the anticipatory bail granted by an Alipore sessions judge on September 10. The accused is to surrender by Monday or will face arrest.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:2--><\/p>\n<div data-grx-impression=\"Article Recommendations - Edit#articleshow_inline_impression#news\/india\/kolkata-rape-accused-gets-bail-in-a-day-after-investigating-officer-submits-nil-checklist | \" class=\"ar_wrp arwd_ld_chk font_mon clr hide custom_ad\">\n<div class=\"ar_survey hide\">\n<p><span class=\"arb_btn\"><span class=\"ar_lt_arr\">\u00ab<\/span> Back to recommendation stories<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/article_recommendations_wd.cms?msid=113781617&wd_type=inner&art_seo=news\/india\/kolkata-rape-accused-gets-bail-in-a-day-after-investigating-officer-submits-nil-checklistpotime:1--><\/p>\n<p>Justice <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajarshi-bharadwaj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajarshi Bharadwaj<\/a> directed action against the police officers &#8220;for their failure to follow norms and for tampering with the complaint&#8221;. The case has been transferred to the deputy commissioner of women\u2019s grievance cell at the Kolkata police headquarters by the HC. It also instructed police commissioner Manoj Verma to take disciplinary action. &#8220;The probe has started,&#8221; an officer told TOI. <\/p>\n<p>The police said that the woman&#8217;s complaint was recorded, even though she had initially communicated via WhatsApp and a video call. <\/p>\n<p>Police said the FIR filed on July 15 did not name the accused, and the medical report did not confirm rape. 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