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Govt officer charged with rape, says he was attacked
February 3: A major controversy seems to be brewing in Nagina after the Block Development Officer there was charged with rape and matters became complicated after the same officer later filed a case of rioting and assault against some persons. In the first case, a 30-year old woman labourer alleged that the BDO along with two other persons had raped her on Sunday at his residence. The police said that the woman was led to the BDO8217;s residence by Prem Lal, a resident of Ferozepur Zhirka, on the pretext that her daily wages would be given to her at the BDO8217;s office.
The police have registered a case of rape against the BDO and two others besides a case of rioting and beating a public servant against Khurshid Ahmed of Imamnagar, Mohd Iqbal of Mandi Khera, Pappu, Zakir and 20 other persons.
Body found
The police registered a case of murder after they found a decomposed body in a shop at Khandsa road. The police identified the deceased as Rana Ranjit Pratap Singh, a shop-keeper. The victim was hit on the head which apparently caused his death. The police added that the body was recovered from his closed shop after neighbours complained of a foul smell emanating from the premises.
Villager killed
The police registered acase of murder after Nasir Hussain of Khuntaka village reportedly killed Ayub Hanif of the same village. The police said that Nasir crushed Ayub under a tractor trolley while he was sitting on a cot in the open. The cause of the incident was said to be enmity between two families.
