Two women Taekwondo players were allegedly raped and blackmailed by their coach around five years ago in Jharkhand. They have registered Zero FIR in this matter in Central Delhi’s Kamla Market police station on Wednesday, police said on Friday.
A Zero FIR can be filed in any police station by a victim, irrespective of the crime place or victim’s residence. It is later transferred to the police station concerned.
Confirming the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa said that they have received the complaint from the players on Wednesday.
“Based on the statement of the players, a Zero FIR has been registered. This will now be transferred to the police of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, which will take up the probe,” said Randhawa.
The Jharkhand-based players have alleged that the incident took place around 5 years ago in Dhanbad when they were undergoing Taekwondo training under a male coach. He allegedly made them consume a substance due to which they fainted. later he allegedly raped them and made a video recording of the whole incident.
Police said that the players have alleged that they were blackmailed into silence by the coach. He allegedly threatened to upload the video on internet if they complained to anyone.
The players came to Delhi last week to stay at a relative’s place for a while. They narrated the whole ordeal to this relative, who told them to approach Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). The members of DCW urged them to file a complaint with Delhi Police, followed by which the players registered Zero FIR at Kamla Market police station on Wednesday. The name of the coach has been withheld since Delhi Police said that investigation along with verification of allegations will be taken up by police in Jharkhand.