PATNA: A constable was arrested for allegedly raping his female colleague in a hotel at Rajiv Nagar in the state capital on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Rajeev Kumar, who is posted as armourer at police lines in Saharsa district. The female constable is attached to women’s battalion in Sasaram. Police said both were in their late 30s.
Rajiv Nagar police station SHO (incharge) Yogendra Ravidas said the woman’s husband had lodged an FIR against Rajeev alleging that he had allured her to the hotel and raped her.
The SHO said the husband approached the police at around 2.30am and police raided the hotel on road number 14 in Rajiv Nagar. “Both were found inside a room which was booked online,” he said.
Ravidas said the woman constable told the police that she was having an affair with Rajeev for the last one and a half years. “Her statement before a judicial magistrate could not be recorded on Tuesday. The course of the case would depend on her statement before the judicial magistrate,” he said.
Ravidas said after investigation, it would become clear if Rajeev had reached Patna on leave or on the pretext of some official work or without informing anyone.
He said the woman constable was presently on deputation in Patna for duty in constable selection process going on at Gardanibagh.
“She has a five-year-old son and a 12-year-old daughter. Her husband lives at Ara,” he said, adding further investigation were on.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)