KANPUR: An Army colonel accused of raping his civilian friend’s wife of Russian origin after intoxicating her husband at the Officers’ Mess was arrested on Tuesday.
“Col Neeraj Gahlot was arrested while trying to flee,” said SP (East) Raj Kumar Agarwal.
The colonel posted here was booked on Sunday. According to the colonel’s friend, his wife has been living in India for 10 years. The accused allegedly had invited the couple and gave him an intoxicating drink which made him unconscious, said police, adding the Army officer subsequently raped his friend’s wife. The colonel then took leave and went underground to evade arrest, said police.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)