Rae Bareli, March 2: An officer of the UP Provincial Civil Services (PCS) has been arrested on charges of raping a woman employee on the pretext of marriage. The accused, Gopal Prasad Kushwaha, is posted as deputy commissioner, MGNREGA, Rae Bareli. The arrest was made by Badaun police.
Badaun Superintendent of Police (SP) Om Prakash Singh said Kushwaha, 50, had allegedly sexually exploited the woman on several occasions — promising her that he would marry her — when he was posted as the block development officer (BDO) in Badaun from 2016 to 2020. Punjab Shocker: Woman Slashed to Death After Failed Molestation Bid in Sangrur; 20-Year-Old Servant Arrested.
The survivor was a grade four employee in the Badaun BDO office. The survivor had lodged a complaint against Kushwaha with the State Women Commission in December last year. On the Commissioner’s directive, SP Badaun had ordered a probe into the allegations.
Circle officer, Badaun City, Ashok Mishra, who conducted the probe, said that the FIR against Kushwaha was filed in January. Mishra added that the accused officer had not told the survivor that he was married. The woman also alleged that Kushwaha continued to sexually exploit her even after he was transferred from Badaun to Shahjahanpur. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Boyfriend Rapes Minor Girl, Crushes Her Under Vehicle With Help of Friend in Unnao, Arrested.
Sources in Badaun police said the survivor has also named two other men in the FIR and efforts are on to trace them. They are associates of the accused officer and allegedly threatened the woman. Police are also scanning the bank accounts of Kushwaha.
(The above story first appeared on Today News 24 on Mar 02, 2023 02:03 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website todaynews24.top).
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