Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], January 8 (ANI): An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Punjab Police posted in Barnala has been booked for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman, the police said.

Officials said that the victim, in a complaint to the police, accused the ASI of having a physical relationship with her on the pretext of false promises.

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Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Sameer Verma said, "We received a complaint from a forty-year-old woman. A rape case has been registered. Legal action will be taken."

According to ADCP, the accused has been identified as ASI Sukhvinder Singh posted in Barnala.

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"The woman complained of undergoing an abortion as the accused built a physical relationship with her on the pretext of false promises. She also complained that the accused allegedly shot a video of her," said Verma. (ANI)

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