A 28-year-old man posing as an army officer raped a paramilitary female constable on the pretext of marriage. Police said on Monday that he also snatched ₹28 lakh from his family on the promise of giving them government jobs.
A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable, the victim said in her complaint that she came in contact with accused Deepak Kumar through a matrimonial website, where she impersonated herself as a Major serving in the Army.
blackmailed the victim
Kumar raped her while promising marriage and duped her relatives of Rs 28 lakh by falsely promising them jobs in the Army and Bihar Police. Police said that he recorded the incident and used it to blackmail the woman.
A team of police from Bindapur in Delhi traced him from Patna in Bihar. Kumar, his family members and at least 30-40 others attacked the police team that arrived to arrest him. However, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Rajesh Deo said that he was eventually nabbed.
Based on the woman’s complaint, Kumar has been booked under sections 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC at Bindapur police station in Dwarka.
Kumar, who hails from Arwal district of Bihar, is a science graduate. Police said that after failing in the government job exam, he started duping people.