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This is an archive article published on December 12, 2018

Mumbai: Month after rape complaint, policeman still on the run

Last month, a 26-year-old woman from Mumbai had approached the Kongaon police against a police sub-inspector attached to the Shanti Nagar police station in Bhiwandi.

Rape, alleging raping woman, Ratnagiri, mumbai news, Maharashtra, Indian Express  A police team sent to his village in Ratnagiri has returned empty-handed, the police said. (Representational)

Almost a month after an FIR was lodged against a police sub-inspector for allegedly raping a woman, the accused is still on the run. A police team sent to his village in Ratnagiri has returned empty-handed, the police said.

Last month, a 26-year-old woman from Mumbai had approached the Kongaon police against a police sub-inspector attached to the Shanti Nagar police station in Bhiwandi.

“The woman alleged sub-inspector Rohan Gonjari, who was the investigation officer in a case she had filed there, raped her several times and threatened her. We had lodged an FIR,” said a police officer.

Almost a month later, the police have not managed to arrest Gonjari. “He fled when he got to know about the case. We sent a team to look for him in his village and nearby areas last week. But he isn’t there,” a senior officer said, requesting anonymity.

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