Two sub-inspectors in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr were suspended after a 28-year-old woman, who had earlier accused four men of gang-rape, alleged that the officers raped her over two days and extorted ₹50,000 from her under the pretext of taking action against her assaulters. The allegations were submitted through the state’s Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) portal last week, prompting senior officials to order a departmental inquiry.

Bulandshahr SSP Dinesh Kumar told the Times Of India that both officers were removed from active duty after the survivor’s complaint raised “serious" concerns about their conduct.

“The woman initially filed a gang-rape complaint, and one accused was arrested. The fresh allegations against the two officers are serious, and they were suspended

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