Cop’s wife alleges rape by employer

NOIDA: The wife of a Delhi Police constable was allegedly raped and thrashed on Tuesday night by the owner of the company where she works, police said.

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“The complainant was found with injuries in leg and head and bruises all over the body. She claimed that her employer, Raju, raped and thrashed her before throwing her from a moving car at Sector 37 locality on Tuesday night,” said VN Singh, station house officer, Sector 39 police station.

The police registered a case under sections of rape and other relevant sections of the Indian penal code (IPC) against Raju and sent the victim to the hospital to undergo a medico-legal test.

“The medical report is yet to be obtained. The accused will be arrested soon. He is a resident of Noida,” said Singh.

Police said the complainant hails from Malviya Nagar in South Delhi and the accused is an owner of a dairy firm. The victim said that Raju had raped her in April as well at an apartment in Noida and filmed the incident. She said he was threatening to circulate the video clip and asked for sexual favours, the police said.

“The complainant said Raju had called her near Sector 18 at about 5.45pm on Tuesday. She said she turned down his advances following which the incident happened. The matter is being investigated,” said Singh.