An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) with the Delhi police was booked for allegedly raping a woman, said a senior police officer on Wednesday.
The woman has levelled allegations against Ramesh Dahiya who was recently promoted to the ACP rank.
He was earlier sent on medical leave when he was the SHO of Sadar Bazar police station after the woman had filed an initial complaint of rape against him.
“We have received a complaint from a woman in the case and an FIR under IPC Section 376 [rape] has been registered against Ramesh Dahiya. The case has been transferred to the Crime Branch for further probe,” said a senior officer.
Married to a criminal
The police said the victim was married to a criminal, but after his death she got in touch with the accused.
The woman in her complaint alleged that she lives in Sadar Bazar with her three children.
Cop befriended her
The accused who was then posted as the SHO of Sadar Bazar police station befriended her on the pretext of helping her. He raped her on several occasions. However, she initially did not report the matter fearing threat to her and her children’s life.
A probe was ordered after the woman reported the matter in July. A senior police officer investigated the allegation against the then SHO and submitted his report to his senior colleague.
On September 17, the woman again filed a complaint at the office of the senior police officer.
Taking cognisance of the allegation, a case was registered in the matter. However, during the probe, the accused police officer claimed that the woman had to repay a huge amount of loan she had taken from him. When he asked her to repay the amount she was unable to do so and made false allegations against him, he claimed.
