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ROHTAK: A weightlifting coach with the Haryana government was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a national-level weightlifter from Jharkhand. The survivor has alleged that the coach raped her on the pretext of getting her a job.

The 30-year-old weightlifter stated in her complaint that she met Bhagat Singh , a retired Armyman, in Jabalpur in 2015 during a competition. The two soon started exchanging messages and talking on the phone and developed a relationship.

In 2017, Singh retired from the Army and got a job as a state government coach at the Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex in Rohtak. The survivor told the police that she had come to Rohtak on the invitation of Singh - who offered to marry her and promised her a job.

The survivor alleged that Singh raped her on Monday and threw her mobile phone in a nullah to destroy the evidence and later even pushed her into it.

She has alleged that Singh later patched up with her and then brought her to a local bus stand only to abandon her and disappear.

"She was spotted by a couple on Tuesday who informed the police and a case was registered against Singh," said sub-inspector Parveen Kumar.

The accused was produced in a local court on Thursday and sent to judicial custody.

Sukhbir Singh, district sports officer, said the accused has been suspended by the government.

