Ludhiana: Rape accused cop suspended, probe marked

LUDHIANA: A day after the police booked sub-inspector Jagjeet Singh for allegedly raping a national-level powerlifter on the pretext of helping her get a job, commissioner of police Rakesh Aggarwal suspended him and marked a departmental inquiry.
Sub-inspector Jagjeet Singh was the in-charge of traffic zone 1 of Ludhiana commissionerate. The FIR was lodged following an inquiry by ADCP-1 Pragya Jain.
Aggarwal said, “The sub-inspector has been suspended with immediate effect on Wednesday. A departmental probe has been marked against him.”
The 39-year-old woman had lodged a complaint with Agarwal on June 3, alleging the sub-inspector raped her after assuring to help her get a job.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)