KANPUR, Jan. 8 -- A sub-inspector and his associate allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped a 14-year-old girl in a moving SUV in Sachendi area on Tuesday. While the survivor and her family endured alleged police apathy for nearly 20 hours, action was taken only after a social media outcry.

Commissioner of police Raghubir Lal on Wednesday suspended Sachendi station house officer (SHO) Vikram Singh for professional lapses and a "blatant attempt to bury the case".

Sub-inspector Ankit Maurya, the prime accused and the outpost in-charge in Bhimsen, where the girl resides, is currently on the run, while his associate Shiv Baran Yadav has been arrested.

According to the survivor's brother, the ordeal began around 9 pm on Tuesday when she went tow...