Surat: Woman alleges rape by cop after being caught without mask

SURAT: A police constable posted in Umarpada police station has been booked in Palsana police station of Surat district on Tuesday for allegedly raping a 33-year-old woman around a year ago.
The woman alleged that the accused kidnapped her in his car from Palsana threatening police actions since she was not wearing a mask.
The complainant woman and her husband were booked in a complaint lodged by the accused cop Naresh Kapadiya's wife Parvati under The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The complaint has been registered in Bardoli police station. Parvati alleged that the woman and her husband had come to her residence and abused her. They allegedly made caste specific comments.
Preliminary police investigation revealed that Kapadiya was posted in Palsana police station and after a video of him fighting with the complainant woman went viral in January 2021, he was transferred to Umarpada police station.
In her complaint the woman alleged that during lockdown in 2020 she was going to buy milk in Palsana when the accused kidnapped her in his car. He forced her to sit in his car threatening police action since she was not wearing a mask. Instead of taking her to the police station, the accused took on Navsari road. He then removed her clothes and beat her.
The accused clicked her photos and raped her. Using those photos, the woman was allegedly blackmailed by the accused and raped multiple times during the past few months. "It seems the accused cop and the woman had an affair with each other. Following disputes they lodged complaints against each other," said a police officer in Bardoli.