Gurugram: Sadar station SHO arrested for rape

Monika, assistant sub-inspector of women’s police station, additional station house officer, Jind, said that they registered a case on Friday and a team arrested him from Gurugram.

Updated on: Aug 11, 2019, 00:28:23 IST

Gurugram | By Leena Dhankhar

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The Jind police on Friday arrested the station house officer of Sadar police station for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman from Jind and blackmailing her with a video of the act, the police said.

Monika, assistant sub-inspector of women’s police station, additional station house officer, Jind, said that they registered a case on Friday and a team arrested him from Gurugram. “The suspect was produced before the court and taken on three-day police remand. A case was registered based on the complaint and the evidence the woman had submitted,” she said.

According to the police, the woman told the police that she had filed a case, which was transferred to Gurugram. She met the suspect in the women’s police station in May and exchanged numbers, as they belonged to the same area.

The woman said that in May, he asked her to quit her job and promised her to help find a better one. Soon, he got her a job in an ahata on Golf Course Extension Road. “On July 10, I met him near the Jind bus stand and he offered me a lift, as he was also going to Gurugram, and I agreed. After driving for a few kilometres he picked up the black car shades from the rear seat, covered the windows and raped me in the car,” the woman told the police.

According to the FIR, the woman said that on July 11, he called her and asked her to visit him at his residence, as he wanted to talk to her. “She said he was crying during the call. She went to his house, where he offered her a cold drink that was laced with sedatives, which she drank and fell unconscious,” a police officer said.

The police said that the accused allegedly raped her and filmed it. He sent her the video on WhatsApp and started blackmailing her. He allegedly raped her at regular intervals, due to which the woman got depressed and tried to kill herself, the police said.

In the complaint, the woman said she jumped into a pond in Jind but was saved by an acquaintance. She told him of her ordeal, following which she filed a complaint at the police station concerned.

The suspect was booked under Section 376 (2) (N) (raping a woman repeatedly), 376 (2) (F) of the Indian Penal Code and 67A of the IT Act at Jind women’s police station on Friday, after a preliminary investigation, the police said.

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Leena Dhankhar
Leena Dhankhar is Senior Editor and Bureau Chief, Gurugram, at Hindustan Times, where she has spent over 17 years chronicling the transformation of one of India's fastest-growing urban regions. From starting her career as a crime reporter to leading the Gurugram bureau, her journalism has been defined by investigative reporting, in-depth storytelling and an unwavering focus on public interest. Over nearly two decades, she has reported extensively across crime, politics, civic governance, elections, real estate, environment, courts, sports, education and entertainment, covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh and Palwal. Her reporting has exposed several major scams and systemic failures, including insurance frauds, waste management irregularities, illegal arms manufacturing units in Nuh, illegal mining in the Aravallis, organised crime networks and governance lapses affecting millions of residents. Known for her investigative work and exclusive stories, Leena has reported on high-impact national issues, including the Nicaragua charter flight carrying Indian migrants that was turned back amid allegations of human trafficking, exposing the growing network of illegal immigration rackets. Her work has also focused on gang wars, prison administration, juvenile crime, women and child protection systems, the functioning of the Juvenile Justice Board and Child Welfare Committee, and environmental challenges such as pollution, waterlogging and deteriorating civic infrastructure. Beyond hard news, Leena has extensively documented Haryana's rich heritage, forests and wildlife, bringing attention to the state's historical landmarks, biodiversity, conservation efforts and ecological challenges through immersive reportage and feature writing. Her journalism has consistently gone beyond breaking news. She has documented Gurugram's rapid urbanisation through long-form narratives and enterprise reporting on issues ranging from pothole-ridden roads, flooding and waste management to the changing social fabric of India's Millennium City. She also writes widely read feature columns, including The Outsider, Changemaker, and Concern for Gurugram, profiling people, places and ideas shaping the city's identity. Leena is the author of Gurugram School Murder, published by Juggernaut Books, a deeply reported account of one of India's most high-profile school murder investigations. She is currently working on her second book, an investigative work exploring some of India's most significant scams and fraud investigations. Beyond print journalism, she has expanded her storytelling through public speaking and digital media. She is a TEDx speaker and has produced podcasts exploring Gurugram's transformation, civic challenges and untold stories. Her work reflects a commitment to narrative journalism that combines rigorous reporting with compelling storytelling. A law graduate with an MBA in Human Resources, Leena brings a multidisciplinary perspective to her reporting, particularly on governance, public policy and legal affairs. She has travelled extensively across India to pursue investigative assignments, often reporting from remote locations and conflict-prone areas in search of stories that matter.Read More