Female constable Raped By Neighbour While Returning Home For Karwa Chauth In Kanpur

The accused, who was known to the woman, offered her a lift on his motorcycle but took her to an isolated area instead of her intended destination.

A female police constable was allegedly raped by her neighbour after being offered a lift while on the way home to celebrate Karwa Chauth in the Kanpur district Of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, officials said on Monday.

The police stated that the accused, who was known to the woman, has been arrested. The incident took place when the man, after giving her a lift on his motorcycle, took her to an isolated area in the Sen-Paschim Para region instead of her intended destination.

"The woman head constable, attached to the Reserve Police Lines in Ayodhya, had come to Kanpur on Saturday night to celebrate the festival of 'Karwa Chauth'. She was on her way to her village when she accepted a lift from her neighbour, Dharmendra Paswan, on his bike," Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Harish Chander said, news agency PTI reported.

"Instead of dropping her at her destination, Paswan allegedly took the woman to an isolated field and raped her," Chander added.

Woman Tried To Call For Help But There Was No One Nearby: ACP

Ghatampur Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ranjeet Kumar, said that the woman tried to call for help when Paswan attempted to disrobe her, but there was no one nearby. "The victim bit a part of the accused's finger after the assault and somehow managed to flee," he said.

Following the incident, the woman approached a nearby police outpost and reported the crime, leading to the quick registration of an FIR. The police initiated a search operation and apprehended the accused within hours, ACP Kumar added.

The case was filed at the Sen-Paschim Para police station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 64 (rape), 76 (criminal force with intent to disrobe), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 117 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), and 351(2) (criminal intimidation). Police confirmed that the accused was presented in court and has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.