Woman raped at farmhouse linked to Uttarakhand MLA by 2 UP cops, 2 CRPF men

The local police station and other officials were alerted. Officials said a team arrived by 2 am and arrested the four men sitting outside, who had no idea the woman had called up the police.

The accused are Sub-Inspector Sanjay Tomar and Head Constable Pramod Malik, and CRPF Inspector Lalaram Yadav and Head Constable Mohit.

In a post on Facebook, the MLA, the MLA, Umesh Kumar from Khanpur constituency in Uttarakhand, sought to distance himself from the incident. “Some news reports have been continuously going viral on social media claiming that an incident took place at my farmhouse in Amroha. Here is the complete sequence of events. If the local police station in-charge comes to the farmhouse along with CRPF personnel, would the watchman not open the gate?” he said.

“As for the time when the incident allegedly took place, I was in Landhora, Khanpur, from around 6.30 pm to 11 pm, participating in a roadshow and public programme. All the evidence is available on social media,” the MLA added.

Superintendent of Police, Amroha, Lakhan Singh Yadav, said the woman’s medical examination was conducted on Wednesday. The accused too were medically examined to collect evidence of the assault. All the four accused were produced in court on Wednesday evening, which sent them to jail. 

Sonipat to Amroha

According to the initial investigation, the woman met Mohit in Sonipat, Haryana, on September 21, after a common friend introduced them.

SP Yadav told The Indian Express that the woman and Mohit planned to drive to Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Bareilly and then head back to Haryana. At Meerut, Lalaram joined them.

The SP said Mohit then called up Sanjay Tomar, who arranged for their stay at the farmhouse. On Tuesday, the group reached the farmhouse with Sanjay. The woman told police that two rooms were booked at the farmhouse.

Later, Pramod arrived with food and liquor. 

Police said after the men had eaten and drunk, the two CRPF personnel and Sanjay entered the woman’s room and allegedly raped her. 

As they walked out, Pramod allegedly entered the room but she managed to push him out.

SP Yadav said Mohit is from Muzaffarnagar and posted in Delhi while Lalaram, who is from Rajasthan, is posted in Assam. Both were on leave. He said Sanjay is posted at the local police station, and Pramod at the Reserve Police Lines.

The two Amroha policemen have been suspended and departmental proceedings to dismiss them from service have been initiated. A report has also been sent to the CRPF regarding its two personnel, said the SP.

The FIR has been filed on charges of gangrape and other relevant sections will be added during the course of investigation, the SP added.