A police inspector has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting his two-year-old niece, whom he had adopted from his sister, for over six months in Vaishali Nagar area here, police said today.
An FIR was lodged against 52-year-old Sayed Immamudin by his wife Sakila Bano, in which she stated that he was sexually harassing his niece, ACP Sunita Meena said.
According to the FIR, Immamudin had adopted his niece from his sister and was allegedly sexually assaulting her since the last six months.
The accused was charged under various sections of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, Meena said.
Immamudin was suspended in 2011 after a corruption case was lodged against him by the Anti-Corruption Bureau when he was posted in Ajmer, the ACP said, adding that he is currently attached with the IGP Udaipur range.
