India: Police officer suspended in Kanpur as girl consumes poison
Kanpur: A police officer has been suspended after a minor girl, who was being questioned by him in a case, consumed poison.
The girl's mother alleged that her 14-year-old daughter attempted suicide following her harassment by the Rajpur Station officer.
She also alleged that there were scratch marks on the girl's body, which suggested that the police officer had even tortured her physically.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Keshav Kumar Chaudhary said that Vinod Kumar, station house officer, Rajpur, has been suspended with immediate effect.