5 Jan 2014

Navy officer arrested for raping woman

A 33-year-old commander with the Indian Navy was arrested on the charge of rape on Wednesday based on the complaint of a 23-year -old woman.

Police said the woman alleged that she was raped by Naval officer, posted as a doctor at the army base hospital in the Delhi cantonment area. Based on the woman's complaint, a case of rape was registered at the Malviya Nagar police station and the officer was arrested.

According to the woman's complaint, the officer used to visit her often and he allegedly forced her to develop a physical relationship with him. She alleged that the man raped her on the pretext of marrying her and later refused, police said.

According to police, the woman met the officer at a birthday party of one of her friends. The two later started meeting each other on a regular basis, police said.

"The man reportedly promised to marry the woman and developed a physical relation with her. He later started ignoring her. The woman later found out that the officer was already married. It was then that she approached police and registered a complaint," a police officer said.

Police took the woman to a government hospital for a medical examination, which confirmed rape. Further investigation is under way, police said.

via Indian Express

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