A case of sexual assault has been registered by woman police station Bhopal after a 29-year-old woman TI posted with the State police headquarters has raised allegations of sexual assault and harassment against a Platoon Commander posted in Chhindwara and his mother. The station house officer of Woman police station, Pragya Namjoshi, said that the victim is posted as inspector with woman helpline 1090 in Bhopal and has lodged a complaint with the woman police station on Sunday.
The victim has claimed in her complaint that she came into contact with the accused Ramdutta Pandey in 2008 and worked together for women helpline number 1090. They developed relationship and on the pretext of marrying her, she was raped several times by the accused. Few months ago, the accused was transferred to 10th Battlion and recently, the victim got information that the accused is going to marry a woman constable working with him and she reached Ramdutta’s home, but was shocked to find that the accused was not willingly to marry her and would marry another woman.
At the time of the incident, Ramdutta’s mother abused her of her caste and told that her son would not marry the victim. In the FIR, Ramdutta Pandey and his mother have been named. After the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 376 and section 3(2) (5) of the SC/ST Act. The case has been transferred to AJK police station, which would investigate further.