Pune: A court in Pune has directed the police to register a first information report (FIR) on allegations of harassment made by two women who claimed that police personnel had assaulted them and passed casteist remarks while probing into the case of a missing woman.

While the alleged incident had taken place in August, one of the women approached the court with a private complaint after the Kothrud police stated that her claims of harassment were not substantiated and no case could be made out.

The sessions court's order dated November 11 was made available on Saturday.

The court, in its order, directed the Kothrud police to register an FIR based on the woman's complaint and conduct a probe through an officer of the rank of assistant commissioner of police. Read Also Mumbai–Nagpur G

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