Dalit Woman Raped, Hanged By Police In UP; Who Can We Trust For Safety

With the rising atrocities against women of the marginalised community, another case of assault on a Dalit woman by a cop from law enforcement came to light as a 25-year-old Dalit woman was raped by a police constable who allegedly strangled the woman to death.

The woman's body was found hanging in the rented apartment of the accused constable, who allegedly raped and strangled the woman. Police also speculated that the woman visited the accused policeman at his house a day before the incident.

Dalit Woman Raped, Hanged By Constable 

On December 29, the deceased woman's body was found hanging from the ceiling in constable Raghvendra Singh's (27) apartment. Singh was posted in Agra as a police constable. The body was recovered from his rented accommodation in Belanganj.

The 25-year-old victim was allegedly raped and strangled to death by Singh, and the postmortem reports have revealed the cause of death to be hanging. As per the police, the victim visited the constable's rented room a day before the incident.

Arrest and Legal Proceedings

The accused police constable, Raghvendra Singh, has been arrested by the Agra police and has been charged with the murder of a 25-year-old woman found hanging in his apartment in Belanganj. ACP RK Singh, Chhata, said a case under IPC sections 306 (suicide) and 376 (sexual assault) and the SC/ST Act of IPC has been registered against the accused constable. 

RK Singh also informed us that the accused constable is a native of Jhansi and was posted in Agra as he was living in a rented accommodation in Belanganj, while the accused and the victim knew each other from the past.

According to the victim's family, the two had undergone nursing training together in Jhansi, where they met each other and have been in contact since then. The woman's brother also said that their family visited Raghvendra's family with the proposal of marriage between the two, which they declined. However, Raghvendra was still in touch with his sister. 

The police had registered an FIR on the complaint lodged by the victim's brother and had arrested the accused constable on Sunday. 

The police also speculated that the deceased girl visited the apartment of the constable a day before the incident and was working in a kidney centre in Gurugram. 

ACP RK Singh also said that on the day of the incident, Raghvendra had visited his office but left early and later informed his colleagues about the incident.

The incident highlights the dire need to bring attention to and take strict action against the horrific issue of sexual assault and police brutality, particularly against marginalized communities like Dalit women in India, and take necessary actions to safeguard the marginalised community and their rights.