Bombay High Court calls for gender sensitisation course for investigating officer who got "cold feet" while probing rape case against politician

The investigating officer had refused to arrest the accused, a high-profile politician of the Nationalist Congress Party who had dropped names from his party while giving his statement.
Aurangabad Bench, Bombay High Court
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The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently directed the Commissioner of Aurangabad Police to ensure that the Assistant Commissioner undergoes a sensitisation course on crimes against women before he is entrusted with the responsibility of investigating such crimes (XYZ v. State of Maharashtra).

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