A female prisoner in Madhya Pradesh has alleged that she was gang-raped for 10 days by police personnel in lock-up. The incident is reported from Mangawan in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district. The prisoner accused five police personnel, including the police station in-charge and sub-divisional police officer, of raping her. A judicial probe has been ordered in connection with the allegation. The woman alleged rape by policemen when an additional district judge and a team of lawyers had gone to inspect the prison on October 10. She says she was raped between May 9 and May 21, while police say she was arrested on May 21, Times of India reported. She alleged rape by the SDOP, police station in-charge and three constables. She said a female constable had protested but was snubbed by her seniors.
Asked why she didn’t complain prior to October 10, the prisoner said she had told the warden three months ago. The warden acknowledged that the detainee had told her about the gangrape. The district judge has written to the Rewa Superintendent of Police Rakesh Singh to take action. “Her statement was recorded by additional district judge and placed before the chief judicial magistrate, who then submitted it to the district judge. Advocate Satish Mishra, who was part of October 10 inspection team, said, “Under Supreme Court orders, legal teams routinely visit female inmates in prison and submit reports. When we went on October 10, she said all this in front of the four of us — additional district judge, law officer of the district legal aid authority and two lawyers, including me. When we asked why she hadn’t spoken up earlier, she said she had told the warden three months ago.” “Besides, she mentioned that there were policemen in jail when the incident took place, which is why she was scared. She said the accused cops had threatened to implicate her father in the murder case if talked about it,” Mishra added.