DSP Arrested for Raping Minor Girl Repeatedly in Assam

Guwahati: A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Assam Police, Kiran Nath, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor domestic help.

Kiran Nath was posted at the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy in Golaghat district. He allegedly repeatedly raped a 15-year-old girl who was serving as a domestic help at his house. The victim alleged that Nath had forcibly confined her at his residence and used to torture her with the help of his family members.

Family members of the victim lodged a complaint at the Dergaon police station on Saturday. , following which a case was registered against him on Sunday.

Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap Singh in a post on X said, “Zero tolerance towards sexual misconduct amongst police personnel remains corner stone of the policy of Assam Police.”

Reference allegations of sexual misconduct towards the housemaid by a DSP posted at LBPA Dergaon – Case No 42 under section 376,506 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act has been registered at Dergaon PS, District Golaghat.
DSP Kiran Nath, presently posted at @LBPA_Assam has been…

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The erring DSP was arrested under section 376 (raping a female under sixteen years), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012.