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NDTV
2 days ago
- NDTV
Man Accused Of Raping Girl Found Innocent, Days After Distraught Father Killed Self
Kaushambi (UP): A man accused of raping an 8-year-old girl here has been found innocent after an SIT probe revealed that the allegations were false and motivated by personal rivalry, police said on Tuesday. For the family of the man, Siddharth Tiwari, it was too late. His father died by suicide last week after all his efforts to convince the authorities of his son's innocence failed. Based on the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) findings, the rape charges against Siddharth were dropped and he was granted bail by court on Monday. The incident took place in Lohanda village under the Saini police station limits. On May 28, a complaint was received from a resident, alleging that his daughter was sexually assaulted by Dhunnu alias Siddharth Tiwari. Based on the complaint, Siddharth was arrested on May 29, police said on Tuesday. Later, police formed an SIT, led by Inspector Dhirendra Singh of Kadadham police station, amid protests from locals. The SIT found that Siddharth had only slapped the girl and she was not sexually assaulted. The complaint was exaggerated due to a personal rivalry, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Kumar said. Following the SIT report, sections related to rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were removed from the FIR, and Siddharth was granted bail by the chief judicial magistrate's court on Monday, the SP said. Days after Siddharth's arrest, things took a grim turn when his father, Rambabu Tiwari (50), a farmer, died by suicide on June 4 as his efforts to prove his son's innocence failed. His death triggered protests in Lohanda, and angry locals blocked National Highway 2 on June 5. The protesters fought with police, who used force to disperse the crowd. Later, Rambabu's last rites were conducted amid tight security. Police said they have registered a case against 10 named and 25-30 unidentified people in connection with the highway blockade and taken four into custody. On a complaint by Siddharth's family, a separate case has been registered against five people, including village head Bhoop Narayan Pal, who is on the run. A reward of Rs 25,000 has been announced for anyone providing information leading to his arrest, police said. SP Rajesh Kumar said three police officials -- Saini SHO Brijesh Karvariya, outpost in-charge Alok Rai, and investigating officer Krishnaswaroop Yadav -- have been suspended for negligence in handling the case. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Man accused of raping girl found innocent, days after distraught father ended life
PRAYAGRAJ A man accused of raping an eight-year-old girl in Lohanda village of Kaushambi recently has been found innocent after an SIT probe revealed that the allegations were false and motivated by personal rivalry, said police. But for the family of the man, Siddharth Tiwari, it was too late. His father committed suicide last week after all his efforts to convince officials of his son's innocence failed. Based on the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) findings, the rape charges against Siddharth were dropped and he was granted bail by court on Monday. On May 28, a local resident lodged a complaint, alleging that his daughter was sexually assaulted by Siddharth Tiwari, following which the accused was arrested on May 29, said police on Tuesday. Days after Siddharth's arrest, the incident took a grim turn when his father, Rambabu Tiwari, 50, a farmer, allegedly committed suicide on June 4, after failing in his efforts to prove his son's innocence. His death triggered protests in Lohanda and angry locals blocked National Highway 2 on June 5. The protesters scuffled with the police, who used force to disperse the crowd. Later, Rambabu's last rites were performed amid tight security. The police formed an SIT led by inspector Dhirendra Singh of Kadadham police station. The team found that Siddharth had only slapped the girl and she was not sexually assaulted. 'The complaint was exaggerated due to a personal rivalry,' said SP (Kaushambi) Rajesh Kumar. Following the SIT report, sections related to rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act were removed from the FIR, and Siddharth was granted bail by the chief judicial magistrate's court on Monday, the SP said. Kaushambi district jail superintendent Ajitesh Kumar said after getting the warrant from the court, Siddharth was released from jail around 7pm. Sirathu CO Awadhesh Vishwakarma said the PAC is camping in the village for security reasons. The force has been increased after the release of the man to ensure peace, he added. Police said they registered a case against 10 named and 25-30 unidentified people in connection with the highway blockade and took four into custody. On a complaint by Siddharth's family, a separate case was registered against five people, including village head Bhoop Narayan Pal, who is absconding. A reward of ₹25,000 was announced for anyone providing information leading to his arrest, said police. SP Rajesh Kumar said three police officials, including SHO of Saini police station Brijesh Karwariya, Pathrawa police outpost in-charge Alok Rai and investigating officer SI Krishnaswaroop Yadav, had been suspended for negligence in handling the case. MLA ASSURES ALL HELP TO FAMILY Sirathu MLA Pallavi Patel met Siddharth Tiwari on Tuesday and expressed sorrow over his father's death. She said truth always wins, and in this case too, the truth has emerged victorious. She assured that every possible help will be given to the family. Patel also promised to talk to officials at the government level to take strict action against the police personnel responsible in this case. BSP TEAM TO MEET THEM ON JUN 12 BSP chief Mayawati has taken the Lohanda village incident seriously and a party delegation will go there on June 12 to meet Siddharth Tiwari's family, said BSP district president Rakesh Gautam. Apart from party state president Vishwanath Pal, former MLC Gaya Prasad Dinkar, party's district officials and officials of the three assembly constituencies will also be part of the delegation.
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
Uttar Pradesh: Man accused of raping girl found innocent, days after distraught father died by suicide
KAUSHAMBI: A man accused of raping an 8-year-old girl here has been found innocent after an SIT probe revealed that the allegations were false and motivated by personal rivalry, police said on Tuesday. For the family of the man, Siddharth Tiwari, it was too late. His father died by suicide last week after all his efforts to convince the authorities of his son's innocence failed. Based on the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) findings, the rape charges against Siddharth were dropped and he was granted bail by court on Monday. The incident took place in Lohanda village under the Saini police station limits. On May 28, a complaint was received from a local resident, alleging that his daughter was sexually assaulted by Dhunnu alias Siddharth Tiwari. Based on the complaint, Siddharth was arrested on May 29, police said on Tuesday. Later, police formed an SIT, led by Inspector Dhirendra Singh of Kadadham police station, amid protests from locals. The SIT found that Siddharth had only slapped the girl and she was not sexually assaulted. The complaint was exaggerated due to a personal rivalry, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Kumar said. Following the SIT report, sections related to rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were removed from the FIR, and Siddharth was granted bail by the chief judicial magistrate's court on Monday, the SP said. Days after Siddharth's arrest, things took a grim turn when his father, Rambabu Tiwari (50), a farmer, committed suicide on June 4 as his efforts to prove his son's innocence failed. His death triggered protests in Lohanda and angry locals blocked National Highway 2 on June 5. The protesters scuffled with police, who used force to disperse the crowd. Later, Rambabu's last rites were conducted amid tight security.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Man accused of raping girl found innocent, days after distraught father committed suicide
Kaushambi , A man accused of raping an 8-year-old girl here has been found innocent after an SIT probe revealed that the allegations were false and motivated by personal rivalry, police said on Tuesday. For the family of the man, Siddharth Tiwari, it was too late. His father committed suicide last week after all his efforts to convince the authorities of his son's innocence failed. Based on the Special Investigation Team's findings, the rape charges against Siddharth were dropped and he was granted bail by court on Monday. The incident took place in Lohanda village under the Saini police station limits. On May 28, a complaint was received from a local resident, alleging that his daughter was sexually assaulted by Dhunnu alias Siddharth Tiwari. Based on the complaint, Siddharth was arrested on May 29, police said on Tuesday. Later, police formed an SIT, led by Inspector Dhirendra Singh of Kadadham police station, amid protests from locals. The SIT found that Siddharth had only slapped the girl and she was not sexually assaulted. The complaint was exaggerated due to a personal rivalry, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said. Following the SIT report, sections related to rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act were removed from the FIR, and Siddharth was granted bail by the chief judicial magistrate's court on Monday, the SP said. Days after Siddharth's arrest, things took a grim turn when his father, Rambabu Tiwari , a farmer, committed suicide on June 4 as his efforts to prove his son's innocence failed. His death triggered protests in Lohanda and angry locals blocked National Highway 2 on June 5. The protesters scuffled with police, who used force to disperse the crowd. Later, Rambabu's last rites were conducted amid tight security. Police said they have registered a case against 10 named and 25-30 unidentified people in connection with the highway blockade and taken four into custody. On a complaint by Siddharth's family, a separate case has been registered against five people, including village head Bhoop Narayan Pal, who is absconding. A reward of ₹25,000 has been announced for anyone providing information leading to his arrest, police said. SP Rajesh Kumar said three police officials Saini SHO Brijesh Karvariya, outpost in-charge Alok Rai, and investigating officer Krishnaswaroop Yadav have been suspended for negligence in handling the case.
