Majitha police book Army man on rape charge

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 11

An Army man has been booked by the police for allegedly raping a 20-year-old girl on the pretext of marrying her. The accused was identified as Manjinder Singh, a resident of Majitha.

The victim told the police that the accused had been stalking her for the past five years. He had been forcing her for friendship and marriage. She alleged the accused also threatened her to eliminate her family in case she refused to oblige his advances and told the same to them.

She said on March 5 when she was going for some personal work Manjinder, who had come on leave, fraudulently took her inside his house. She alleged the accused tied her hands and allegedly forcibly made physical relations with her. She alleged he threatened her to kill her family if she told them about the incident.

She said she narrated the incident to her family members who along with some elderly persons approached him for marriage. However, the accused refused to marry her.

The Majitha police have registered a case under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC against Manjinder Singh. The police said Army authorities had been informed about the registration of an FIR against Manjinder. They said further investigation was under progress and the medical examination of the girl was conducted.