2, including constable, held for rape

Dehradun | Tuesday | 26th March, 2019

Summary:

Dehradun: A police constable and one more person was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman in Vasant Vihar in Dehradun.The woman, a beautician, has registered a complaint at Vasant Vihar police station accusing constable Yashpal, posted at Patel Nagar police station in Dehradun, of raping her.Senior superintendent of police (Dehradun) Nivedita Kukreti has suspended the accused constable.“We have arrested constable Yashpal and his friend Sonu. Both of them were named by the victim in her complaint,” said Hemant Khanduri, in charge of Vasant Vihar police station.The victim alleged that she had gone to attend the wedding of Sonu’s sister on Monday night when Sonu offered her a lift and took her to Yashpal’s house where the duo raped her..