JAIPUR: The Jaipur rural police Thursday arrested a 36-year-old priest of a temple for allegedly drugging his relative before raping her.
According to SHO, Chandwaji police station, Jitendra Gangwani, the accused was arrested from a temple atop a hill in Virat Nagar on the outskirts of Jaipur.
The woman had filed an FIR on Wednesday in which she alleged that she had gone to a temple near Jaichand Pura village for puja on Sunday evening. Her husband and father also accompanied her. The priest, who is also her relative, sent her father and husband to arrange some work, when they left, the accused subsequently gave her some drugs after which the accused allegedly raped her.
The next morning, the accused took the woman to her house in his car. She narrated her ordeal to her family members. They tried to catch the accused but he had fled.
According to Gangwani, a special team was set up to track down the accused. “We conducted searches in Alwar, Sikar, and in villages on the outskirts of Jaipur in his pursuit. We finally learned that he was hiding in a small temple above hills in Virat Nagar. At about 10 am, we detained him and later arrested him,” he said.
The sources in Jaipur rural police said that the accused had abandoned his car near Sikar and fled in order to evade arrest. The accused is married and has four kids. The preliminary investigation has revealed that the temple is located near the accused’s house.
The police said that a medical examination will be conducted and the accused is being interrogated. “The FIR in the case was filed on Wednesday, and the accused was arrested on Thursday. We will record the complaint’s statements for further investigation,” an official said.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
According to SHO, Chandwaji police station, Jitendra Gangwani, the accused was arrested from a temple atop a hill in Virat Nagar on the outskirts of Jaipur.
The woman had filed an FIR on Wednesday in which she alleged that she had gone to a temple near Jaichand Pura village for puja on Sunday evening. Her husband and father also accompanied her. The priest, who is also her relative, sent her father and husband to arrange some work, when they left, the accused subsequently gave her some drugs after which the accused allegedly raped her.
The next morning, the accused took the woman to her house in his car. She narrated her ordeal to her family members. They tried to catch the accused but he had fled.
According to Gangwani, a special team was set up to track down the accused. “We conducted searches in Alwar, Sikar, and in villages on the outskirts of Jaipur in his pursuit. We finally learned that he was hiding in a small temple above hills in Virat Nagar. At about 10 am, we detained him and later arrested him,” he said.
The sources in Jaipur rural police said that the accused had abandoned his car near Sikar and fled in order to evade arrest. The accused is married and has four kids. The preliminary investigation has revealed that the temple is located near the accused’s house.
The police said that a medical examination will be conducted and the accused is being interrogated. “The FIR in the case was filed on Wednesday, and the accused was arrested on Thursday. We will record the complaint’s statements for further investigation,” an official said.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
