AMROHA: A Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan was arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman here in Amroha and sent to jail. The duo is from the same village.
The accused was identified as Salman and is posted in Sitapur.
In her complaint at Amroha police station, the survivor alleged that she was returning home from coaching class on Tuesday, when she happened to meet Salman on the way. He offered her a lift and she accepted. He allegedly took her to a hotel and raped her.
A graduate, she was taking coaching in order to secure a government job.
Ajay Pratap Singh, Amroha’s additional superintendent of police, said a case has been registered against the PAC jawan under IPC section 376 (rape), 354 using force to outrage a woman’s modesty) and 504 ( criminal intimidation).
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
