Cops dismissed for raping Dalit woman

August 6th, 2009
PTI

Betul (MP): Two police personnel, including a head constable, were dismissed from service for allegedly raping a Dalit woman at Amla police station in the district few months back.
Head constable Nandkishore Mishra and constable Suresh Choure were dismissed by the Hoshangabad range deputy inspector general of police, B.B. Sharma, police said on Thursday.
The policemen had allegedly raped a Dalit woman in the police station after she was arrested in a dowry-related case, they said.
The action against the two policemen has been taken on the intervention of Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police, S.K. Raut as a number of women organisations had demanded immediate action against them, sources said.