Navy 'whistleblower' wife 'framed', held
NEW DELHIi: Days after a 25-year-old woman alleged wife-swapping and harassment at the naval base in Kochi — headquarters of Southern Naval Command — Delhi Police, in a sudden move, have arrested the complainant, claiming she was involved in a case of forgery "while applying for a credit card from State Bank of India (SBI)".
The Kochi Harbour police had registered cases against some senior naval officers on basis of the compliant that her husband used to force her to go to bed with seniors and that wife-swapping among the officers was rampant at the base.
DCP (South) BS Jaiswal told TOI they acted on Saturday after receiving a complaint from SBI's Delhi IIT branch that the woman — who had recently taken admission in a language course at Jawaharlal Nehru University — had submitted forged documents to the bank to acquire a credit card.
"She had used the documents of her husband to acquire it. We have registered a case under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery) and 511 (attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment) and arrested her,'' he said. He added that since the woman used Navy emblems, a separate section under the Emblem and Name (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, has been added to the case.
The complaint stated that the woman was caught on camera while applying for the card. "The Navy too has sent a report stating that indeed forged items were used. Hence, we registered a case based on strong evidence,'' said an investigating officer.
According to Kamini Jaiswal, the victim's lawyer, this is a clear incident of "victimization". Kamini said, "She was picked up from her rented residence at Jia Sarai and not even allowed to wear her slippers. She has been slapped all this while. Now, she has been arrested for a fault she never committed. This action has been taken because I had just prepared a petition for transferring the investigations from Kerala to Delhi.''
She said her client had been informing her about repeated threats received by her and warnings of dire consequences if she did not withdraw her complaint in which she has named senior naval officers.
The JNU unit of Students' Federation of India was camping outside the Vasant Vihar police station till late Saturday night to protest against the arrest.
The Kochi Harbour police has booked one commodore, four lieutenants, including the husband, three of his relatives, a captain and his wife under sections of law relating to domestic violence, attempted sexual abuse, coercion for sexual abuse, torture and unlawful custody. But the Navy has described her charges against the senior officers as "unfair" and a "personal matter that was being publicized''.
The woman, who had gone to Kochi from New Delhi a year ago following her husband's transfer there, had said the evening parties being held at the naval base regularly were venues for immoral interactions among the participants and that her husband used to force her to sleep with senior officers after such parties.
The husband, first accused according to the FIR, told the Harbour police that his wife was mentally disturbed but he could not produce any evidence to back his claim. The Navy claimed the woman was "dragging her 'estranged' husband's colleagues - who had tried to resolve the issues dogging the couple's personal life - into the vortex of their unhappy relationship." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Navy-whistleblower-wife-framed-held/articleshow/21413562.cms
NEW DELHIi: Days after a 25-year-old woman alleged wife-swapping and harassment at the naval base in Kochi — headquarters of Southern Naval Command — Delhi Police, in a sudden move, have arrested the complainant, claiming she was involved in a case of forgery "while applying for a credit card from State Bank of India (SBI)".
The Kochi Harbour police had registered cases against some senior naval officers on basis of the compliant that her husband used to force her to go to bed with seniors and that wife-swapping among the officers was rampant at the base.
DCP (South) BS Jaiswal told TOI they acted on Saturday after receiving a complaint from SBI's Delhi IIT branch that the woman — who had recently taken admission in a language course at Jawaharlal Nehru University — had submitted forged documents to the bank to acquire a credit card.
"She had used the documents of her husband to acquire it. We have registered a case under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery) and 511 (attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment) and arrested her,'' he said. He added that since the woman used Navy emblems, a separate section under the Emblem and Name (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, has been added to the case.
The complaint stated that the woman was caught on camera while applying for the card. "The Navy too has sent a report stating that indeed forged items were used. Hence, we registered a case based on strong evidence,'' said an investigating officer.
According to Kamini Jaiswal, the victim's lawyer, this is a clear incident of "victimization". Kamini said, "She was picked up from her rented residence at Jia Sarai and not even allowed to wear her slippers. She has been slapped all this while. Now, she has been arrested for a fault she never committed. This action has been taken because I had just prepared a petition for transferring the investigations from Kerala to Delhi.''
She said her client had been informing her about repeated threats received by her and warnings of dire consequences if she did not withdraw her complaint in which she has named senior naval officers.
The JNU unit of Students' Federation of India was camping outside the Vasant Vihar police station till late Saturday night to protest against the arrest.
The Kochi Harbour police has booked one commodore, four lieutenants, including the husband, three of his relatives, a captain and his wife under sections of law relating to domestic violence, attempted sexual abuse, coercion for sexual abuse, torture and unlawful custody. But the Navy has described her charges against the senior officers as "unfair" and a "personal matter that was being publicized''.
The woman, who had gone to Kochi from New Delhi a year ago following her husband's transfer there, had said the evening parties being held at the naval base regularly were venues for immoral interactions among the participants and that her husband used to force her to sleep with senior officers after such parties.
The husband, first accused according to the FIR, told the Harbour police that his wife was mentally disturbed but he could not produce any evidence to back his claim. The Navy claimed the woman was "dragging her 'estranged' husband's colleagues - who had tried to resolve the issues dogging the couple's personal life - into the vortex of their unhappy relationship." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Navy-whistleblower-wife-framed-held/articleshow/21413562.cms
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