Rajasthan: Woman cop held for blackmailing RPS officer over ‘rape’ charges

JAIPUR: The Shastri Nagar police have arrested a woman head constable for blackmailing an RPS officer from Jodhpur on Tuesday. The RPS officer, Shyam Sunder Bishnoi, had registered a complaint against constable Kaushalya Kumari who threatened to implicate him in a rape case and demanded Rs 50 lakh to keep quiet.
Bishnoi is a deputy SP in Hindoli, Bundi, while Kaushalya is undergoing training for promotion at the Police Training Centre in Jodhpur. In his complaint, Bishnoi claimed that he had paid Rs 5.50 lakh to the constable.
Shastri Nagar police station SHO Dilip Singh Shekhawat said that the complaint of extortion and blackmailing was filed on May 3. “The officer stated that during his training at RPA in 2018, he had met the constable who was posted there,” said Shekhawat.
“Both had a physical relationship based on mutual consent till 2019. Later, the constable has started demanding money and threatened to file a rape case if the money was not given to her,” said Shekhawat.
Following the threats, the RPS paid Rs 5.50 lakh to the constable which has become the main evidence against her. “A primary investigation conducted by us revealed that Rs 5.50 lakh has been deposited in some bank accounts related to the cop. The technical evidence showed repeated extortion bids made by the accused,” said Shekhawat. After investigating the case for 14 days, the police arrested her from Jodhpur while she was on the last leg of her head constable training on Tuesday.
She has been sent to two-day police custody. “Important details like how the money was used and who all are involved in the case has to be gathered and evidence collected by us has to be crosschecked,” he said. Interestingly, both were married when they were having an extra-marital relationship for two years.
The RPS officer provided most of the technical evidence such as text messages and call details. Sources said that the officer started collecting evidence against her when he failed to stop her demands for money.