LUDHIANA: A dismissed cop has been booked for allegedly raping a 50-year-old woman after barging into her house. The woman has accused the former cop of decamping with Rs 10,000 and gold earrings.Though the alleged incident happened on August 3, the police lodged an FIR on Wednesday.In her complaint, the woman said at 8pm on August 3, two men including one in police uniform came at her house to get a room on a rent. Bus soon they left as they got to know that all rooms were already occupied. Later around 10pm, the accused, who claimed himself to be a cop, barged into her house and raped her.The woman alleged that the accused snatched her gold earrings and Rs 10,000 in cash. While fleeing, the accused threatened her to keep mum else he would trap her in a false case.The woman lodged a complaint with the next day, but the police did not register an FIR for four days. The case was registered only when the matter reached the higher officials.ASI Didar Singh, investigating officer, said the police have registered a case against the accused under Section 376 ( rape ) of the IPC.When asked about the fellow cop who initially accompanied him to the woman’s house, the ASI said, “The cop has not been identified as of now.”

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