New Delhi: A 25-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by a group of men, including a priest, in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. The victim was held captive for days and injected with sedatives, the police said.
According to police, the accused identified as Sanjay Sharma was a family priest of the victim and used to perform prayers for her family, news agency PTI reported
As per the police complaint, the accused first raped the woman finding her alone at home and recorded a video of the act.
Ajmer North DSP Chhavi Sharma said that the priest later extorted money from the victim and raped her again with others.
The accused gave sedatives to the victim and she is unable to tell how many people were involved in the act, PTI reported the police officer as saying.
The victim, who is married and has children, complained that she was raped several times in the one-month period. She said she was held captive by the accused. While she was in captivity, the accused injected her with sedatives, the complainant said.
As per the police, the accused priest had threatened to kill the victim's children and husband and make her videos public.
The husband lodged a missing person complaint when the victim did not return home. After this, the accused dropped her outside a police station on September 27.
An FIR was registered on the basis of the complaint on October 7 and the accused are being searched for, PTI reported.
Ajmer North DSP Chhavi Sharma said that a medical examination of the victim has been done and statements were recorded.
(With Agency Inputs)