A 26-year-old research scholar at IIT Kanpur has accused Collectorganj ACP Mohsin Khan, of rape and sexual exploitation by making false promises of marriage. Mohsin Khan, an already married police officer, reportedly became closer to the girl studying criminology under the guise of studies and tricked the student into believing he would divorce his first wife to marry her. On the student’s complaint, the police have filed an FIR in this case. Meanwhile, Khan was relieved of his current responsibilities and reassigned to the Director General of Police (DGP) headquarters in Lucknow.
Notably, Mohsin Khan is a 2013 batch UP Police PPS officer and was posted in Kanpur in December 2023. In December 2023, Mohsin Khan and a IIT student from West Bengal met. This meeting was regarding a program of Kanpur Cyber Cell and IIT Kanpur where the two exchanged phone numbers. The student is a research scholar in the fourth semester of Criminology at IIT Kanpur. After this, Mohsin Khan contacted the complainant in June 2024.
Mohsin Khan reportedly said that he wanted to do PhD and sought advice from the student. After this, the conversation between the two started and the student helped Mohsin Khan get admission for his PhD. She also told him about the interview. Even the program fees were paid by the student on behalf of Mohsin Khan, as per the complaint. After Mohsin Khan got admission, the closeness between the two increased. Mohsin Khan then told the student that he was not married yet. He claimed that he loves the complainant very much and wants to be in a relationship.
The student somehow believed Khan’s alleged claims. She said that one of the reasons behind easily believing Khan’s words was that she was going through a breakup at that time. Both of them started meeting in the hostel inside IIT and the student alleged that the rape happened during this time. A few days later, the student came to know that Mohsin Khan was already married, has a child and his wife was pregnant for the second time. There was a fight over this matter but Mohsin Khan convinced the student again by saying that he would divorce his first wife because they have been having a dispute for a long time.
The Hindu student alleged that Mohsin’s wife gave birth to a second child on 27th November 2024. After this, the student started investigating the matter further and checked his wife’s Instagram account. Then she contacted Mohsin’s wife and found out that there was no such thing as a dispute. Mohsin Khan’s wife also behaved rudely without showing sympathy towards the student and advised her that she could live with them as per her wish. The student said that after this she came to know how she had allegedly been defrauded by Khan.
कानपुर पुलिस के ACP मोहसिन खान पर #IITK की PHD स्कॉलर से रेप का आरोप। कल्याणपुर थाने में लिखी जा रही FIR, ACP को PHQ लखनऊ से अटैच किया गया। #Kanpur #Rape #UPPolice @NBTLucknow pic.twitter.com/ZzgXpeeXA7
— Praveen Mohta (@MohtaPraveenn) December 12, 2024
Upon realising the supposed truth, the IIT student first informed the IIT administration about the alleged sexual exploitation and cheating that happened to her. She got the matter investigated and informed the Kanpur Commissionerate about the same. Media reports say that in the initial phase of the Kanpur Commissionerate’s investigation, the matter was “settled amicably.” However, the student took a tough stand on this and then decided to register an FIR for rape on Thursday (12th December). A team of Kanpur Police has taken the student’s statement. The police have formed an SIT to investigate the matter, in addition, a cyber expert has also been appointed.
After the FIR, the administration removed Mohsin Khan from his posting in Kanpur and transferred him to Lucknow. Khan is yet to issue a statement to present his side.
