PATIALA: The police have booked an accused of raping a 40-year-old woman who alleged that the accused raped her in her house. The accused who hails from
Barnala district was booked after an investigation conducted by the police on the complaint of a woman who hails from a village in
Patiala.
The police claimed that woman in her complaint alleged that a few days back the 35-year-old accused who used to work as an
electrician had reached her house to repair some default in the electric wires in the house. She further told the police that finding her alone in the house he raped her and then threatened her of dire consequences if she revealed this to anyone. She added to have revealed the entire ordeal to her husband following which the complaint was lodged with the police.
Sarabjit Kaur, SHO Women Patiala Police station said, “The woman had lodged a complaint on July 30 this year following which an investigation was marked into the matter. The case was registered on Wednesday evening after the higher authorities had asked to do the same. The medical examination of the woman will be conducted on Thursday after she reaches in Patiala as she claimed to be out of station today. The accused will be nabbed as soon as the police teams have been formed to conduct the raids.”
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