After a day’s wait without food and water, a Yamunanagar woman sitting at the Haryana Police headquarters in Panchkula finally got to meet Director General of Police (DGP) Ranjiv Dalal on Tuesday evening. Dalal has assured her of “quick action” in the case pertaining to the alleged inaction against a senior IPS officer who was accused of sexually assaulting her in 2002.

There was high drama at the police headquarters late on Monday night after the woman, an advocate, sat outside the Haryana DGP’s office and sought to meet him. This was the fourth case of the kind in the last two years when a woman came to the DGP, alleging inaction against policemen.

“I met the DGP today and explained to him the entire case. I told him the way I am being harassed by the IPS officer’s men. The DGP has assured me of quick action. I am satisfied and will now return to Yamunanagar,” said the woman.

In 2002, she had lodged a complaint of dowry harassment against her husband and in-laws with the Yamunanagar police, during the investigation of which it was alleged that the IPS officer, who was the then superintendent of police of the district, sexually assaulted her. The woman said what made her finally come to the DGP was the threat calls that she was getting from the officer. She alleged that the officer, an inspector general now, had been exploiting his position to stop her from taking the matter to the higher authority. She said it had been more than six years and she wanted an end to her sufferings, which was why she decided to meet the DGP.

The complainant is separated from her husband and the dowry harassment case is still pending in court.

The woman said though the police had marked an inquiry into her complaint against the officer, no FIR was registered and no action taken. “I could not meet the DGP yesterday as he was on leave. I decided to wait outside his office till morning,” she said.

Talking to Newsline, a spokesperson of the Haryana Police said: “The DGP has heard the woman. Since it involves a senior-level IPS officer, the case will be sent to the Haryana Home Ministry after which the further course of action will be decided. The woman is satisfied with the response and will be sent back to Yamunanagar in a police jeep escorted by women officers.”