New Delhi, March 01: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped at gunpoint by a Delhi Police constable posted with the Crime Branch. A case has been registered against the absconding cop after medical examination of the victim confirmed sexual assault.
The accused, constable Manoj Kumar, is posted with the Special Operations Group of Crime Branch. The police said the woman’s husband and the Kumar were friends.
The incident reportedly occurred at the couple’s residence in Dwarka Sector 16 on Tuesday night when she was alone at home.
According to the police, the woman’s husband had left for his village in Jhajjar, Haryana, in the evening.
That night, Kumar visited her. He was in an inebriated condition.
“He came in, shut the door behind him and told me he had just committed a murder and was carrying a gun. He threatened me, saying he would not hesitate to shoot me if I did not do as told,” the woman said in her complaint.
Kumar then allegedly raped her at gunpoint and left. She informed her husband when he returned home on Wednesday morning. The police have registered a case against the constable at the Dwarka police station and a manhunt has been launched. The couple used to stay in Najafgarh two years ago, where they met Kumar and he was regular visitor at their home. Disciplinary action will be taken against Kumar if he is found guilty, an officer said.
——-Agencies