Residents hold a rally in support of a rape accused constable in Lunawada town.

VADODARA: Residents of Lunawada town in Mahisagar district held a rally in support of the police constable who has been accused of rape in police custody.

The residents memorandum was submitted to the district collector.

Messages supporting the constable had started making rounds since the past couple of days. One such message also called on people to oin a rally on Tuesday in support of Minesh Bhunekar. A woman, who is facing murder charges, has accused the constable of torture and rape her in May when she was in police custody at the Santrampur police station.

The memorandum claims that the allegations by the woman needed to be probed thoroughly as she had made the allegations of rape 70 days after the alleged incident took place.

The memorandum also claimed that after her arrest, the complainant had undergone medical tests. The memorandum also points out that several officials as well as the woman’s relatives had visited the jail on multiple occasions, but she did not mention the incident to any of them.

The memorandum has also demanded that if the allegations are found false, action should be taken against the woman. It adds that if investigations reveal that she did so at the instance of someone else, action should be taken against that person too.

