A 49-year-old police constable was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old woman whereas she was returning residence with him on a bike in Aligarh district, police mentioned.
The accused is posted in Bulandshahr district and is a distant relative of the woman, police mentioned.
“The constable has been arrested and produced before a local court which sent him to judicial custody. The girl was sent for a medical examination and few reports are still awaited,” mentioned in-charge of the native police station.
He added that woman is presently at a government-run safety residence and her assertion has been recorded earlier than a Justice of the Peace.
As per police studies, the accused constable was visiting his native village in Aligarh district. “On Friday, the girl went to one of their common relative’s house, while the accused reached there in the evening on a motorcycle. He offered to drop the girl at her residence,” police mentioned.
“However, he took the girl to a secluded place and allegedly raped her. When she tried to resist, he also thrashed her,” they added.
“On returning home, the girl told her parents about the incident. The girl and her family reached the local police station and got an FIR lodged. After getting information about the FIR, the constable went underground but he was later
arrested,” mentioned a police official.
The constable has been charged beneath part 376 of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,
he added.
