Additional superintendent of police, Nasik Rural Maithili Jha asserted that the so-called sex scandal of Kolhapur Regional Police Training School (RPTS) was actually just case of a single rape charge but had been blown out of proportion by a section of media.
Jha was appointed by the state home department to probe the allegations of sexual exploitation of the recruits of 2009 batch of women constables at Kolhapur. "Because of one case, the dignity of entire batch of the women constables is at stake," she said. Jha is to submit her final report into the case in the next couple of days.
Jha asserted during an impromptu press conference at Nagpur RPTS on Monday that 11 recruits were found with low haemoglobin during the customary pre-training medical test. She said that only two girls had tested positive for pregnancy which too was found negative in the subsequent test prescribed as per the norms. This was erroneously reported as 14 recruits were found to be pregnant, she said.
"Nothing substantial has been found so far in the form of evidence in case of rape charge. As far as the issue of administrative misconduct is concerned, we have come across certain evidence. The state home minister has already taken action against the erring officials," said Jha referring to the suspensions of two officials and transfer of the SP Yashasvi Yadav.
"The 71 girls of Kolhapur RPTS had been left deeply perturbed after there were reports of mass pregnancies among the girls readying for the training of constables," said Jha. "The girls and their parents are expectedly disturbed," said the young IPS officer. She denied that any recruit had resigned after the case came to fore. "I spoke to 1200 recruits training in Nagpur and another 71 at Kolhapur. There was no complaint from any one," she said.
Jha said that the recruit who had made the rape charge initially had claimed it was her fiancée who got her pregnant and that led to the suppression of the matter. "The girl opted to write to inspector general of police from Nagpur RPTS where she was undergoing training," said Jha. The accused was then arrested.
"It is understandable that a girl cannot openly talk about such issues. Apart from social ostracism, there is also a fear of losing the job. The victim has been earning bread for the family," said Jha explaining the delay in her communicating the matter.
Jha said she would include the remedial measures in her reports so that such incidents could be avoided in future.
Jha was appointed by the state home department to probe the allegations of sexual exploitation of the recruits of 2009 batch of women constables at Kolhapur. "Because of one case, the dignity of entire batch of the women constables is at stake," she said. Jha is to submit her final report into the case in the next couple of days.
Jha asserted during an impromptu press conference at Nagpur RPTS on Monday that 11 recruits were found with low haemoglobin during the customary pre-training medical test. She said that only two girls had tested positive for pregnancy which too was found negative in the subsequent test prescribed as per the norms. This was erroneously reported as 14 recruits were found to be pregnant, she said.
"Nothing substantial has been found so far in the form of evidence in case of rape charge. As far as the issue of administrative misconduct is concerned, we have come across certain evidence. The state home minister has already taken action against the erring officials," said Jha referring to the suspensions of two officials and transfer of the SP Yashasvi Yadav.
"The 71 girls of Kolhapur RPTS had been left deeply perturbed after there were reports of mass pregnancies among the girls readying for the training of constables," said Jha. "The girls and their parents are expectedly disturbed," said the young IPS officer. She denied that any recruit had resigned after the case came to fore. "I spoke to 1200 recruits training in Nagpur and another 71 at Kolhapur. There was no complaint from any one," she said.
Jha said that the recruit who had made the rape charge initially had claimed it was her fiancée who got her pregnant and that led to the suppression of the matter. "The girl opted to write to inspector general of police from Nagpur RPTS where she was undergoing training," said Jha. The accused was then arrested.
"It is understandable that a girl cannot openly talk about such issues. Apart from social ostracism, there is also a fear of losing the job. The victim has been earning bread for the family," said Jha explaining the delay in her communicating the matter.
Jha said she would include the remedial measures in her reports so that such incidents could be avoided in future.
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