A rape survivor in Tripura has accused a magistrate of sexually abusing her inside his chamber. A three-member panel, headed by a district and Sessions court judge, has commenced an investigation into the matter.
The survivor alleges that the incident occurred on February 16 when she visited the first-class judicial magistrate’s chamber to have her statement recorded in the rape case. In her complaint to the additional district and sessions judge in Kamalpur, she stated, “When I was about to give my statement, the judge groped me. I rushed out of his chamber and informed the lawyers and my husband about the incident.”
Subsequently, the survivor’s husband also filed a separate complaint with the Kamalpur Bar Association. The investigating panel, led by District and Sessions Judge Gautam Sarkar and Chief Judicial Magistrate Satyajit Das, visited Kamalpur’s additional district and sessions judge’s office to probe the matter further.
Shibendra Dasgupta, the secretary of the advocate body, confirmed that the panel had met with members of the Kamalpur Bar Association to gather their perspective on the allegations. Meanwhile, V Pandey, the Registrar General of Tripura High Court, stated, “We have not yet received any official complaint regarding the issue. Once we receive a complaint in a proper format, we will definitely take appropriate action.”
