IFS officer cleared of rape slur

A case of rape was registered against a senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer after his 30-year-old private secretary accused him of the crime.

A case of rape was registered against a senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer after his 30-year-old private secretary accused him of the crime. However, the police later quashed the FIR after the medical examination of the victim ruled out rape.

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“The complainant had approached us on December 2, and we registered a case. However, we are quashing the FIR as her medical examination does not corroborate her claim,” said a senior police officer.

According to police, the complainant had accused her boss — who has recently joined the ICCR from his earlier posting at the Ministry of External Affairs — of raping her during a party to celebrate his new posting. She said the accused raped her after giving her sweets laced with sedatives on November 2.

The accused is a 1991-batch, director-level officer, while the victim hails from Jharkhand.