INDORE: A 30-year-old policewoman was allegedly gangraped by three men, who shot a video of the sexual assault and threatened her with it in Neemuch district. She had met the prime accused on social media.
A case has been registered against five persons, and the main accused, Pawan Lohar, and his mother Nirmala arrested, Mahila police station in-charge Anuradha Girwal said. “We are looking for the others,” she said.
Girwal said that the woman constable had come in contact with Pawan five months ago on a social networking platform after which they became friends and spoke and met regularly. On June 9, Pawan invited her to his home for a birthday party where he and two of his family members took turns to rape her.
Accused also shot video of the gangrape
They shot a video of the gangrape incident and threatened to post it on social media. Superintendent of police Suraj Verma said that according to the survivor, Pawan’s mother had also threatened her and another relative had also demanded money, threatening to kill her when she confronted them a few days later.
The policewoman filed a complaint on September 13. After investigation, all the accused were booked a week later. Police identified them as Pawan, his brother Dheerendra alias Dhrav, their mother Nirmala, Vijay Lohar and Gopal Bhatodara.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
