Weightlifter accuses Kabaddi coach of rape

Sanjay Yadav

Gurugram, December 23

A 23-year-old woman weightlifter has accused a kabaddi coach of raping her on pretext of job.

The accused is reportedly posted with the Haryana Police.

The Gurugram Police have registered a Zero FIR in the case and have forwarded the matter to the Chandigarh Police for further action.

The victim, a Jind resident, had become friends with the coach.

As per the victim, the accused allegedly called her to Chandigarh in 2018, promising a job, and raped her.

The victim said that she was then called to city on a promise that she would be sent abroad and was raped again.

The accused allegedly kept making fake promises and raped her again in Hansi in August 2020. The victim then shifted to a PG in Gurugram and lodged a police complaint.

Police spokesperson Subhash Bokan confirmed that a zero FIR had been registered at the Sector 9 A police station on basis of the victim’s complaint and forwarded to Chandigarh Police for further action.