Public relation officer arrested, lodged in jail in rape case

Manendragarh Chirmiri Bharatpur: A case of rape was registered against the Assistant Information Officer posted in the Public Relations Department of the district. The Assistant Information Officer has been arrested in the case. Assistant Information Officer is accused of raping a teacher by claiming himself to be a bachelor. Actually, this entire matter is of Gandhinagar police station area of Ambikapur. Here a teacher lodged a complaint against the Assistant Information Officer posted in the Public Relations Department. The woman alleges that the officer first lured her into marriage by claiming that he was a bachelor. Then raped her several times. When the teacher pressurized her for marriage, the accused refused.

According to the victim, both of them were identified in the year 2017. On the complaint of the victim, the police traced the accused and arrested him. The police have arrested the accused and presented him in the court. At present further action is being taken. The police have registered charges against the accused under Section 376 and sent him to jail.

Let us tell you that these days cases of rape and harassment of women are continuously coming to light in Chhattisgarh. Recently, a case of gang rape of a female teacher came to light in Jashpur. Apart from this, a case of rape of a Potakabin student came to light in Sukma. The accused was arrested in the case. Many such cases are coming to the fore. The arrests of the accused are also taking place continuously. Despite this, an increase is being seen in such cases.