India News | Cop Suspended for Sending Obscene Texts, Videos to Woman in UP's Bulandshahr

Bulandshahr (UP), Aug 17 (PTI) A police inspector has been suspended here for allegedly sending obscene messages and videos to a woman on WhatsApp, officials said on Monday.

The woman recently had a dispute with her in-laws after which a case was registered in Sikandrabad police station and the investigation was handed over to the inspector, they said.

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The policeman asked for the woman's mobile number and later allegedly starting sending her obscene videos and texts, the officials said.

The woman then approached Bulandshahr SSP and lodged a complaint against the inspector.

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After the allegations against the inspector were verified during preliminary investigation, Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh suspended him and issued orders for a departmental inquiry into the matter.

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