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AMROHA: In a shocking turn of events, a woman who had accused six members of a family in Amroha of raping her was arrested . Police booked her for framing the six by fabricating evidence.

Police suspect that the woman acted at the behest of a quack, Rishipal, who wanted to frame his in-laws in a fake rape case. The woman used to work as helper at the Rishipal’s “clinic”.

Police arrested the alleged rape survivor on Saturday evening.

Giving details, police said the 27-year-old Adampur-based woman had approached them on Friday morning and alleged that she was raped by six people on Thursday night. She added that when she opposed them, they hit her on her private parts with a broom. Her allegation had shocked police and Amroha superintendent of police had taken a serious note of the matter.

The woman was sent to the district hospital for medical examination and treatment. A case was registered against six people and three of them were arrested from their houses while they were sleeping.

However, police suspected her version from the very beginning as the accused were in-laws of a quack with whom she worked a as helper. The woman’s medical report strengthened police’s suspicion about her tale.

Speaking with TOI, Amroha SP Vipin Tada said, “Investigations revealed that woman had fabricated the entire story. According to medical examination report, there was no internal injury as claimed by the woman. There were some injuries which were self-inflicted by the woman with a blade. She had some blood stains on her clothes and external parts which was her own blood. Woman has confessed that she had framed the six people in a false rape case.”

Tada added, “The woman came in contact with the quack, Rishipal, at Rehara village under Adampur police station area two years ago and fell in love with him. He ran a clinic at Rehara. She worked with him as helper. Later on Rishipal set up another clinic at Hasanpur area. She started working there also as nurse. When Rishipal’s wife came to know about their love affair, she opposed it. The quack’s wife left her house and moved to her maternal house some days ago. Since then, relations between husband and wife deterioated. The woman wanted to exploit the opportunity. She hatched a plan to trap her lover’s in-laws.”

Police suspected the woman’s version. When they learnt that the accused were the quack’s in-laws — father-in-law and brothers-in-laws — they grilled the woman and the truth came out.

Giving details, SP said, “Police are probing the role of the quack in the entire episode as he wanted to get rid of his wife because of his love affair with the woman. Police have detained him and are questioning him.”

During investigation, it came to the fore that Rishipal was running clinics at two places illegally. His clinics were also sealed by the health department.

According to the SP, the case which was registered against the six people based on the complaint of the woman will be expunged soon and three people ns who were arrested will be released. A case is being registered against the woman who fabricated injuries and leveled false allegation of gang-rape against innocent people. Police are collecting more evidence against the woman.

