India News | UP Police Constable Booked for Raping Woman on Pretext of Marriage

Ballia (UP), Apr 19 (PTI) A police constable was on Friday booked for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage in Ballia district, officials said.

Deepak Shah is a resident of Revati town in Ballia and is posted as a police constable in Varanasi.

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In her police complaint, the woman alleged that Shah raped her on several occasions since 2018 on the pretext of marriage but was now refusing to tie the knot with her.

A case was registered against Shah under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code.

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