Police constable, home guard booked for “sexual assault, harassment” of married woman

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A constabulary constable and a location defender were booked aft a 28-year-old pistillate levelled allegations of intersexual battle and harassment against the duo.

Speaking to the media present connected Wednesday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Palamaner) Degala Prabhakar said that the lawsuit was registered astatine Bangarupalem constabulary presumption nether aggregate sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The Deputy SP said that the 2 accused were identified arsenic Umashankar, a constable astatine the Urban constabulary presumption successful Punganur, and Kiran, a location guard, who had earlier worked astatine the Palamaner constabulary station.

The pistillate complainant from Gantavur colony alleged that location defender Kiran had taken her mobile fig 3 years ago, promising helium would assistance her successful a household dispute, arsenic her hubby reportedly abandoned her and their children. Later, helium started to pester her to taxable to his desire.

The pistillate further complained that connected April 22, constabulary constable Umashankar befriended her adjacent Mogili Devarakonda, a hilly terrain adjacent Bangarupalem, erstwhile she reportedly reached determination to extremity her life. On the pretext of helping her, the constable reportedly drugged her and sexually assaulted her aggregate times. The complainant besides alleged that helium had threatened to termination her and her children if she revealed the episode.

The constabulary serviceman said that Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Dudi had ordered a thorough probe into the incident.

Published - September 24, 2025 09:36 p.m. IST

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