Priest ‘rapes’ 60-year-old in temple, held

  • | Monday | 2nd July, 2018

After a short while, I heard my wife shouting for help.”Soon, a crowd gathered around the spot and caught hold of the priest, Surendra Singh. Some of our neighbours told us the priest could help us. He took my wife inside a room and asked me to wait outside. We went to the temple around 11.30am to meet him. A police team reached the spot and took the priest along with them.SHO (Sihani Gate police station) Sanjay Kumar Pandey said, “An FIR has been registered under Section 376 ( rape ) of the IPC against the accused.

GHAZIABAD: A 55-year-old temple priest was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a 60-year-old woman in Patel Nagar.The woman, who lives with her 70-year-old husband in a slum, was allegedly raped when she had visited the priest to seek a cure for a skin ailment.The woman’s husband said, “My wife has been suffering from a skin disease for the past 15 days and has been under immense pain. Some of our neighbours told us the priest could help us. We went to the temple around 11.30am to meet him. He took my wife inside a room and asked me to wait outside. After a short while, I heard my wife shouting for help.”Soon, a crowd gathered around the spot and caught hold of the priest, Surendra Singh. A police team reached the spot and took the priest along with them.SHO (Sihani Gate police station) Sanjay Kumar Pandey said, “An FIR has been registered under Section 376 ( rape ) of the IPC against the accused. The woman has been sent for a medical examination.”

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