Victim furnishes video, photo evidence

A police inspector posted as Station House Officer, Sadar police station in Gurugram, has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman several times over the past one month. The accused, Dalbir Singh, allegedly recorded the act and threatened to make it public.

The officer was arrested by the Jind police on Saturday, a day after he was booked for rape under the Indian Penal Code and Section 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

Jind Superintendent of Police Ashwin Shanvi told The Hindu that the victim had furnished a video and some photos in support of her allegations. He said prima facie the charges made against the accused seemed true.

“He was produced before the court and remanded in police custody for three days,” said Mr. Shanvi.

The 35-year-old complainant alleged that she had come in contact with the accused in May this year at the women police station in Gurugram where she had gone in connection with a case she had filed against her husband. She had approached the Delhi police with her complaint but the matter was transferred to Gurugram.

Mr. Singh, a resident of Pindara in Jind, allegedly offered to help the victim on the pretext that both belonged to the same district. The two exchanged phone numbers and the police officer often called her. He also helped her secure a job at a hotel in Gurugram.

On July 10, Mr. Singh offered her a ride to Gurugram from the Jind bus stand in his car, but pulled over on the outskirts of the city and allegedly raped her inside the vehicle. He then called the woman to his house in Gurugram the next day to “talk it over”. He allegedly spiked her cold drink and again raped her. He also recorded the act and sent the video on her cell phone number.

The officer then allegedly raped the woman several times by threatening to make the video public.