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Why no chargesheet filed in seer rape case? : NCW chief

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Bengaluru: Lalitha Kumaramanagalam, Chairperson of National Women’s Commission (NCW) met Premalata Diwakar, the 25-year-old woman who has filed an FIR alleging that Raghaveshwara Swamy of Ramachandrapura Math sexually assaulted her.
Lalitha Kumaramangalam, after meeting the victim on Tuesday said, “Such repeated complaints raise the larger question of the safety of women. It is quite disturbing that both the complainants fear their safety. The young victim has in fact shown me the threatening messages, which is a clear indication that her safety is at stake. I will write to the CM, State Governor and if possible, meet or write to the Home Secretary to ensure her safety. But more than anything, the public can go long way to change things. In Nirbhaya case, it was the public pressure that led to a series of actions.”

“So far we have received 2-3 cases of such religious heads. In all the others cases, a third person has filed an FIR but in this case, victims are the complainants and still the alleged accused is out on bail”, she added.

Premalata Diwakar, who had filed a case of sexual assault in 2014 against the pontiff of Ramachandrapura Math had written to NCW saying she was apprehensive about her safety as she had been receiving threat messages on a chat forum, Whatsapp.

Victim also wrote in the letter that she has been subjected to slandering of her personal character by people and she was worried that it would affect her entire life in the years to come. Besides, the police took almost 5 hours to lodge the complaint.

Even though NCW chief had pressurised the police and the law minister to file a chargesheet in the rape case, it is not yet filed.

“Why have the police not filed a chargesheet yet in the first rape case? It has been more than a year. I met all the top brass of police and the law minister last time when I was here, but nothing seems to be moving forward. Does it take one year to ensure a case is water tight? Often justice delayed is denied. I hope it is not so in this case. It sets a bad precedent”, she opined.

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