India:Rape case registered against five Delhi policemen

A rape case was registered against the Station House Officer and four others as the medical report of the victim confirmed the act.

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"We have registered a case of gangrape against the five policemen after recording the statement of the victim," Delhi Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.

Sources in the police said a test identification parade would be conducted to identify the four personnel of the force.

The police, which handed over the investigation to the Delhi crime branch, shifted Station House Officer Pradeep Kumar to Police Lines to ensure "free and fair probe".

A woman on Tuesday claimed she was raped by the police men in a police station in south-west Delhi, triggering protests with scores of people pelting stones at the building.

The crime branch, which was handed over the investigation, registered the case under IPC section 376 and took the statement from the victim.

"She was appearing on various channels but was avoiding the crime branch. She has reported to the crime branch officials just now (10pm) and her statement is being recorded," a senior official said.

The woman, who resides in a slum in Inderpuri, had alleged that she was taken to the Inderpuri police station last night to enquire about her husband, who was allegedly involved in betting cases.

She claimed that she was sexually assaulted by the SHO and four others who later threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone.

After she was let off, the woman said in a police complaint, she informed her husband who took her to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. The husband said the hospital authorities asked him to inform police.

However, Delhi Police said that the preliminary medical examination report of the woman, who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by five policemen, suggested that she was not raped.

"We have received the preliminary medical examination report. It says that there is no injury mark on the body of the victim," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said.

However, he said, the vaginal swab has been preserved and will be sent to the Forensic Laboratory in Rohini for further tests.

"We are still awaiting the final report as the report from the forensic experts is needed to finalize the medical report," he said.

SHO Pradeep Kumar had taken charge of the station on May 24 only and he had "mounted pressure on criminal elements in the area", the official claimed and alleged that this could be the reason for the woman's allegations.

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