Weightlifter alleges rape by Ludhiana traffic policeman

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 3

A national-level weightlifting player of Kasabad village, near Ludhiana, was allegedly raped by a sub-inspector of the city traffic police on the pretext of providing a government job to her in sports quota in the Punjab Government. The woman today submitted a complaint to Police Commissioner (PC) Rakesh Agrawal and the PC marked an inquiry to ADCP 1 Pragya Jain in this matter.

The woman in her complaint claimed that she was a national-level weightlifting player and she had also won a silver medal.

The woman said since having a sports background, she had a desire to get a job under the sports quota.

“In September last year, my father’s friend introduced me to a SI in the traffic police who assured me a government job. Since then, he called me to some restaurant-cum-hotel near Basti Jodhewal and a hotel on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar bypass on many occasions to complete documents to apply for the government job and raped me several times,” she said.

The woman said he had also made her objectionable videos and photographs which he was using to blackmail her.

She alleged whenever she asked him about the government job, the SI used to make hollow promises.

“Now, he had been threatening me with dire consequences if I approach the police against him. Now, I have been assured by the top cop that justice will be delivered after conducting a probe in the case. I hope the accused will face action, “ the woman alleged.

Notably, the woman was carrying a photograph of the suspect along when she went to lodge the complaint.

Meanwhile, the SI did not respond to phone calls.