Cop held for attempt to rape junior

JAIPUR: A 50-year-old reserve inspector (RI) was arrested in the city on Saturday for allegedly trying to rape a junior. Brahmpuri police arrested the RI, Rampratap Yadav, who was suspended following the complaint.
The victim, a 25-year-old woman constable, alleged in her complaint that the accused tried to molest her in his quarter at the Rural Reserve Police Lines building on Saturday morning when they returned after completing their panchayat polls duty at Bassi.
The victim, a resident of Chomu, was accompanied by three others — including Yadav and two other constables — to the Rural Reserve Lines.
Inspector suspended
The police said that the incident took place at around 4.30 am. The victim alleged that when they got off the police jeep, Rampratap handed her a tiffin and asked her to place it in his quarter.
"Rampratap being his senior, she did not refuse. But when she went inside his quarter, Rampratap followed her and bolted the door from inside," said DySP Sulesh Chowdhary. The officer added that the RI first tried to lure the victim into a physical relationship, and when she did not comply, he allegedly attempted to rape her.
"On this, the victim raised an alarm. Some policemen who were on night duty rushed to the quarter and rescued her," said the officer.
The police said that the victim went to the residence of SP (rural) Vipin Kumar Pandey immediately after the incident and reported the matter to him. He sent some policemen along with her to Brahmpuri police station after which an FIR was lodged. "He was arrested soon after the case was registered," said the officer.
The victim sustained scars on her body following the struggle with the accused. She was recruited in 2009 and was undergoing police training. "We have conducted the medical examination of the victim and Rampratap Yadav. He has been booked under sections 323, 354, 376 and 511 of IPC and sections of SC/ST Act," the officer added. Pandey told TOI that Yadav has been suspended and is being interrogated.