New Delhi: A 42-year-old Tihar Jail inmate was allegedly raped by a Delhi Police constable in the toilet of a moving train when she was taken to West Bengal for a court hearing earlier this month.
According to complaint, the incident took place on August 3 when the woman was returning to Delhi after attending a court hearing in Murshidabad.
According to News18 report, the constable was part of the team escorting her back to the national capital.
The woman alleged that she was escorted to the train’s toilet by the two policewomen, but the male constable asked the two to return to their seats, and offered to guard the washroom. After the women constables went back, he barged inside and raped her, Hindustan Times reported.
The constable allegedly also threatened her not to inform anyone. She returned to Tihar Jail and narrated her ordeal to the jail doctor and superintendent, who approached Hari Nagar police station. A zero FIR was lodged and a medical examination conducted.
