New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi’s personal secretary P P Madhavan has been booked for allegedly raping a Dalit woman in the national capital, a senior police officer said on Monday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, M Harsh Wardhan said a complaint was received at Uttam Nagar police station on June 25.
Accordingly, a case was registered under Section 376 (Punishment for rape) and 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
So far no arrest has been made in the case. “We are investigating the allegations levelled by the victim woman,” the DCP said.
The police did not reveal the name of the accused, however, informed that he is a 71-year-old person working as a personal secretary to the senior Congress leader.
However, as per the FIR registered at the Uttam Nagar police station, accessed by IANS, the woman has alleged that she was raped by Madhavan on the pretext of marriage and a job.
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