VARANASI, April 16 -- Two police inspectors in Ballia district have been suspended after a rape victim alleged that one of them sought sexual favours in exchange for filing a chargesheet against her alleged rapist, officials said.

An FIR has been lodged against both policemen. Police said a case has been registered under Sections 79 (word, gesture or act intended to outrage modesty) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the BNS, along with Section 75 (sexual harassment) against the accused.

An audio clip purportedly featuring Naresh Malik, inspector crime, and Sanjay Shukla, station house officer (SHO), Ubhaon police station, in an objectionable conversation with the woman went viral on social media on Monday. The victim alleged that Ma...