Mentally handicapped women raped by Police in Sikri District (Rajasthan)
Several cases of atrocities perpetrated on women by the Rajasthan Police revealed
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) – A police constable has been arrested for raping a mentally handicapped woman in the area of Srimadhopur Police station in Chikhali District. Police Station In-charge Kailash Chandra said that Constable Lalchand, who was working as a driver in the Shahpura area of Jaipur, lives next door to the victim. He is accused of raping a 23-year-old woman in a field on 19th August. He was remanded in judicial custody.
Cases of atrocities against women by Rajasthan Police in the year 2021
On March 21, a woman who had gone to Alwar’s Khadeli Police station to complain about her husband was raped by the Sub-Inspector of Police Bharat Singh.
On May 20, a woman committed suicide by jumping into the canal, accused Maniram of rape at Matili Police station.
An FIR was lodged against eight Policemen, including a suspended Police inspector, from the Sardar Shahar Police station in Rajasthan’s Churu District. All of them were accused of raping a woman by taking her hostage.
This year, Deputy Commissioner of Police Kailash Bohara was arrested for soliciting a bribe from a rape victim and sexually abusing her.