Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 6 (ANI): A police constable was arrested for allegedly raping a 45-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, a police officer said on Saturday.

The incident was reported at Ghatigaon police station in the district on December 4. The accused has been identified as Madhuraj Jatav, a resident of Bhind district and currently serving as a police constable in Datia. The accused is a friend of the woman's husband, the police added.

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Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jairaj Kuber told ANI, "A 45-year-old woman filed a complaint at Ghatigaon police station that on December 4 at around 7 pm, her husband's friend came to visit her house and raped her. Her husband was not at home during the time of the incident. Based on the complaint, a case was registered into the matter, and the accused was arrested."

"During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused is a constable and currently posted in Datia district. The accused claims that he frequently visited her house and he shared friendship (with the woman's husband)," the officer said.

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Further investigation into the matter is underway, he added. (ANI)

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