A woman from Saharanpur in UP has alleged that she was gang-raped. (Representative)
Pilibhit, UP:
A police constable and his brother have been booked for gang-raping a woman on the pretext of marriage, police said on Tuesday.
According to the police, the woman, a resident of Saharanpur district, has written a letter to the Superintendent of Police alleging that the accused constable had promised to marry her after coming in contact with each other.
She alleged that the accused took her to different hotels and kept raping her after which she became pregnant twice.
The woman also alleged that about six months back she had lodged a complaint against the accused person in the police station. However, on January 25 this year, the accused constable asked the police to give an affidavit regarding his marriage. He then took her to his elder brother’s house in Shamli.
He said that the woman has stated in her complaint that both the accused man and his brother raped her at gunpoint there.
Police said that a case has been registered in this regard and investigation has been started.
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