Etah: A shocking incident has come to light from Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, where an investigating officer has been accused of accepting a bribe of six samosas in exchange for filing a final report (FR) in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The final report was quashed by Special POCSO Judge Narendra Pal Rana during a hearing on Monday.
According to the report filed at the police station, a 14-year-old girl had gone to school on 1 April 2019. While she was returning home at around 1 p.m, a man identified as Veeresh, a resident of the same village, followed her and forced her to a nearby wheat field. There, he engaged in obscene acts. When the girl screamed, two people rushed to the scene. Upon seeing them, Veeresh abused the girl with caste-based slurs and fled the spot, threatening to kill her.
The survivor’s father has alleged that the police displayed a biased attitude from the outset. Initially, they refused to register the complaint, prompting the girl’s father to approach the court. The case was subsequently registered under the POCSO Act following a court order.
Despite the case being registered under the POCSO Act, the investigating officer submitted a final report (FR) to the court on 30 December 2024, claiming there was no evidence. In response, the victim’s father filed a protest petition on 27 June 2025.
The petition alleged that the officer failed to record the statements of eyewitnesses who were present at the spot, and that the victim herself had stated in her testimony that she was raped. He claimed, the investigation into such a serious matter was carried out in a flawed and negligent manner.
The victim’s father alleged that the accused, Veeresh, owns a samosa shop, and that the investigating officer visited the shop, accepted six samosas, and subsequently filed a false report. Furthermore, in the final report (FR), the officer claimed that the survivor had asked Veeresh for samosas on credit, and when he refused, a dispute broke out—leading to what the officer described as a case filed with fabricated allegations out of malice.
Court Action
After hearing the case, the court has quashed the final report (FR) filed by the police. The case has now been treated as a complaint, meaning the court will now directly hear the matter and determine the further course of action.
