UP: Police constable gets life imprisonment for sexually exploiting Dalit woman colleague

The case began in 2017 when Yadav and the victim were both posted at a police station in Ambedkar Nagar. During this time, they allegedly developed a relationship.
Lucknow. A local court in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh has sentenced police constable Raju Yadav to life imprisonment for sexually exploiting a Dalit woman colleague on the pretext of marriage. The victim was 24 years old at the time and committed suicide in 2019.
Raju Yadav (40) was last posted in Varanasi. On Friday, the court found him guilty under sections 306 (abetment to suicide) and 376 (rape) of the IPC as well as charges of violation of the SC/ST Act. Yadav, who was out on bail, was taken into custody and sent to jail after the verdict.
The court fixed Saturday as the date for pronouncing the sentence, Ambedkar Nagar government lawyer Sudeep Mishra said. Raju Yadav was brought to the court from jail, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The case began in 2017 when both Yadav and the victim were posted at a police station in Ambedkar Nagar. During this time, they allegedly developed a relationship.
On September 23, 2019, the victim’s body was found at her government residence in Ambedkar Nagar along with a suicide note that accused Yadav of forcing her to commit suicide.
The victim’s father further alleged that Yadav sexually exploited his daughter on the pretext of marriage, but later refused to marry her due to his family’s opposition to his caste.
Courtesy : Hindi News