Lawyer Rizwan Siddique has written in his letter that he will be compelled to initiate criminal proceedings against the cops if they do not file the FIR this time.
Last week, lawyer Rizwan Siddique sent a letter to Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) police as third party urging them to file an FIR against The Viral Fever (TVF) CEO Arunabh Kumar, who is accused of sexual harassment by several women. They failed to do so.
On Thursday, Siddique sent another letter to the cops warning them of a criminal complaint against them if they fail to register an FIR this time, reported mid-day.
In his second letter to senior police inspector of MIDC and the concerned DCP, Siddique said "As police officers fail, refuse and/or neglect to register an FIR immediately in the matter, then I shall be constrained to prosecute both of you for dereliction of duties." He added that if an FIR is not filed in the next 24 hours, then he will be compelled to go ahead with criminal proceedings against the senior police inspector and DCP.
The police did initiate an inquiry against Kumar after Siddique's first letter but are waiting for victims who have alleged harassment to come forward. Cops have also asked Kumar to come to the police station and record his statement.
"The senior inspector cannot conduct an inquiry in such matters where the statute mandates a proper investigation after filing an FIR. As the inspector is flagrantly abusing the process of law and giving the accused a lot of time to tamper with evidence or influence witnesses, if any, I am therefore filing a criminal compliant against him and the DCP tomorrow as per the provisions of the Criminal Amendment Act, 2013," Siddique told mid-day.
An anonymous blogger calling herself 'The Indian Fowler' had written a piece alleging that she was sexually harassed by Kumar on several occasions. After the blog went viral, several women came out alleging that they too were sexually assaulted by Kumar. Despite a plea from the Mumbai Police, no one has come forward to register a complaint.
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