Maharashtra police book IPS officer for raping woman doctor under pretext of marriage

The Maharashtra police have registered a case against a young IPS officer for allegedly raping a woman doctor promising to marry her. A case has been registered in Nagpur and a police probe is underway, officials said.

 

Nagpur police have registered a case against the IPS officer based on the complaint of a 28-year-old woman doctor. According to police, the victim approached the Imamwada police station and filed a complaint against the IPS officer.

 

According to the victim, the victim got in touch with the accused officer through social media platforms while he was preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations. The victim was pursuing MBBS course then.

 

They got close soon and the acquaintance soon developed into a relationship, police said. The accused promised to marry the woman and got into a physical relationship with her, police told PTI.

 

However, the accused allegedly started avoiding the victim after he got selected for IPS. “The accused started avoiding the woman and refused to marry her. The man’s family also allegedly started avoiding the victim,” police said. The victim charged the IPS officer abused her physically and mentally after he got selected for IPS and used casteist slurs against her. The victim had reportedly visited the officer in Hyderabad, during his training and pressed him for marriage, but he allegedly dismissed her.

 

Based on the victim’s complaint, a case on charges of rape was registered against the IPS officer. Police are investigating.

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