A Bihar police officer has been suspended after a video shows him engaged in obscene acts with a woman went viral on the social media.
The sub-inspector at Patori police station in Samastipur, identified as Mohammad Balal Khan, allegedly tried to coerce the victim to start a sexual relationship in exchange for a clean chit in a 2022 case.
The viral video shows the woman resisting his advances, repeatedly pleading, "Please understand, I cannot do this."
A Cop posted at Patori police station in Samastipur district of Bihar locked a young woman who had gone to seek justice in a room and started demanding for "Sexual Relationship" When she refused, he forcibly started doing obscene act. pic.twitter.com/LeTFpBCyh6
A FIR has also been filed against Khan and he is on the run, the district superintendent of police (SP) Ashok Mishra said.
The woman along with seven others face a 2022 criminal case on the charges of uploading obscene photos of a minor on social media. Khan was the investigating officer in this case.
According to reports, the SI told her to come to his house on the pretext of helping her when his wife was away. The woman went to his house with her brother, who was told to wait outside.
During the conversation, the police officer allegedly assured her he could free her from legal trouble and tried to force her to have a sexual relationship with her and forced himself on her. At some point, the woman managed to record the incident on her phone.
The woman filed a police complaint, which formed the basis for the FIR registered against Khan.
