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Chhattisgarh: CRPF constable arrested for rape, molestation in Bastar

RAIPUR: A personnel of Central Reserve Police Force was arrested for rape of a woman and molestation of minor tribal girl in insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday.


In her complaint to police the woman said, she was out for cattle grazing with a minor girl from same village in Dornapal region of Sukma on July 27 when a CRPF personnel approached them and started misbehaving with them.



The CRPF man tried molesting both the females when the minor girl who was too terrified, managed to flee the spot but the woman was left and clutched on the hands of personnel who raped her, Bastar range IG P Sunderraj told TOI.

The CRPF constable identified as Doolichand, 35, was deployed on duty at Dubbatota camp nearby when the incident took place.

The 21-year-old woman chose to remain silent for two days and mustered courage to narrate her ordeal to the family when a group of Sarv Adivasi Samaj reached Dornapal police station and demanded action against the personnel.

Based on woman’s complaint, the CRPF personnel was arrested on Thursday on charges of rape and molestation.

(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)

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