Maha cop lies to woman about special event, rapes her; held

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: A Maharashtra police constable has been arrested on charges of raping a woman after allegedly luring her under the pretext of a Women’s Day event at Patoda in Beed district. A medical examination later substantiated her allegations, officials said Sunday.

Constable Uddhav Gadkar, 35, was taken into custody late Saturday after the woman filed a complaint. A court remanded him in police custody until March 12, officials said.

Inspector Somnath Jadhav of Patoda police station said: “The woman was allegedly raped around 11am. Later, she reached out to police and following due process, an FIR was registered.”

According to investigators, the woman had initially come into contact with Gadkar when she visited the police station with a domestic violence complaint.

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