Rajasthan cop on election duty held for ‘raping minor girl’

A Dalit minor girl was allegedly raped by a police sub-inspector in Rajasthan’s Dausa district on Friday afternoon, officials said. The incident led to massive protests outside a police station, with protesters roughing up the accused police officer.

The accused, identified as Bhupendra Singh (54), has been arrested. He was posted on election duty when the alleged incident took place, police said.

“The accused sub-inspector was posted on election duty and was staying at a rented room. The incident took place on Friday afternoon after he had completed his duty,” Dausa Additional SP Bajrang Singh said on Saturday.

“The parents of the minor girl said the girl came to them crying, which led them to suspect that something untoward had happened. She was holding a Rs 50 note. Based on the information, we identified Singh as the accused,” the ASP said, adding that the girl was around 4-5 years of age.