A shocking case from Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district has raised serious questions over police conduct in a rape case involving a 14-year-old girl. The Special POCSO Court, presided over by Judge Narendra Pal Rana, has rejected the final report (FR) filed by the police, which was allegedly submitted after the investigating officer accepted a bribe of just six samosas.
The incident dates back to April 1, 2019, under the jurisdiction of Jalesar police station. As per the complaint, the minor girl was returning home from school when a local man, Veeresh, allegedly took her into a wheat field and made inappropriate advances. When two villagers reached the spot, the accused reportedly hurled caste-based slurs and fled, threatening to kill them.
The victim’s father alleged that from the outset, the police showed bias and reluctance. Initially, the local police refused to file an FIR, forcing the father to obtain a court order to register the case under the POCSO Act.
Despite the seriousness of the allegations, the police filed a final report on December 30, 2024, claiming lack of evidence. The father subsequently filed a protest petition on June 27, 2025, pointing out that the investigating officer failed to record statements of key eyewitnesses and ignored the girl’s own statement about the assault.
What drew major attention in the protest petition was the allegation that the investigating officer took six samosas from the accused’s shop as a bribe and thereafter filed a false and negligent report. Shockingly, the FR stated that the girl had merely asked for samosas on credit and, upon refusal, lodged a false case out of revenge.
The court rejected this claim and quashed the final report, ordering that the case now proceed as a complaint (pariwad), allowing the judiciary to directly hear and try the matter, independent of police influence.
