The Tis Hazari Court on Saturday granted bail to former Station House Officer (SHO) Dinesh Kumar, who is accused of abetting a young woman for suicide.
The Delhi Police had sacked Kumar, who was posted as the SHO at Vijay Vihar Police Station in outer Delhi within few hours of his arrest in a case of abetment of suicide.
Kumar was arrested under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC.
As per reports, the woman who allegedly hanged herself at her residence in Sabzi Mandi area had left behind a suicide note alleging Kumar made her take the extreme step. A probe into the matter was initiated and later a case was registered.
It is reported that ex-inspector Kumar had called the victim 239 times and had also videographed her when she visited the police station.
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