Rajasthan Police Officer Allegedly Asks Sexual Favours From Rape Survivor: All About The Case

Rajasthan police officer terminated: A shocking incident was reported from Rajasthan on Tuesday when a police officer was suspended from service and was put in jail.

Shanti Dhariwal, state parliamentary affairs minister, said on Monday that the case fell in the rarest of the rare categories and an embarrassment to the state police and the government.

An assistant police commissioner Kailash Bohra allegedly asked for sexual favours from a rape survivor as a bribe to conduct an investigation in a case filed by her.

Here's what you should know about the case:

• Kailash Bohra met the survivor at Jawahar Circle Police Station where she came to file three cases. One of them of rape against a man who allegedly cheated her on the promise of marriage.
• Bohra after registering her case allegedly asked for a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the survivor. When she could not give the amount to the officer, he asked for sexual favours in order to take action in her case.
• The survivor also reportedly said that Bohra used to allegedly send her lewd texts during this time. She had claimed that the accused officer used to call her after work hours at the police station.
• According to reports, the woman then approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau to file a complaint against Bohra. After verifying her claims, ACB set up a scene to trap the accused.
• Bohra called the survivor at the police station on Sunday which is a holiday. It was at this time when ACB raided the police station and caught Bohra in a compromising state. He was arrested under the relevant section of the Prevention of Corruption Act, DGP of ACB said.
• A termination order has been issued against Kailash Bohra. He was promoted two years ago and was posted in a special unit in Jaipur to deal with atrocities faced by women.