Rape accused marries complainant at police station

In a dramatic incident, a woman tied the nuptial knot with a man against whom she had recently lodged a rape case with the Kota police for assaulting her on the pretext of marriage.

The 21-year-old complainant exchanged garlands with the 22-year-old accused to solemnise their wedding at a temple situated on the campus of Ramganjmandi police station on Monday night, a police official said.

Father and brother of the accused were present during the wedding, the official said.

Later, the couple touched the foot of Ramganjmandi police station in charge Harish Bharti to seek his blessings.

Bharti, the circle inspector of Ramganjmandi police station, said that the woman had lodged a rape complaint against the man, who lived in Maruti Nagar, on May 3. During the probe, police found that the woman had lodged the complaint after the man, with whom she was in a relationship, refused to marry her. On the police intervention, the accused and the complainant agreed to marry each other, he said.

Kota Rural superintendent of police (SP) Sharad Chaudhary said that the complainant appeared at the Ramganjmandi police station on Monday and produced a copy of the agreement between them and also a copy of the application before the sub-divisional magistrate for their wedding. A journalist, Jai Sharma, who was present at the police station to report the news, became a priest for solemnizing the couple’s wedding. The wedding was solemnized with Covid protocols with just a couple of family members, Chaudhary said. After the wedding, the woman departed with her husband, he said.

Chaudhary said that the complainant has told police that she will withdraw the FIR against the man.

The man said that he had an affair with the complainant and was not ready to marry her as he was still a student doing his Bcom and wanted to get a job before the marriage, but his beloved filed case against him. “My family members also did not agree for the wedding earlier, but after the rape case they agreed,” he said. “Police has played a vital role in comprehending my beloved and me for agreement on wedding,” he said.

He said the administration of

Ramganjmandi has granted approval to them for organiaing a formal wedding ceremony, but they will organise the formal wedding once the Covid-19 situation improves.

However, the woman said that she had lodged the FIR against the accused after he refused to marry her despite being in a relationship. “Police helped me and comprehended both the sides, after which our families agreed for the wedding,” she said.

She said she has withdrawn the case against the accused, but her statements are due in the case, which will be recorded in a day or two. “I am happy to get married with my beloved,” she said.

WOMAN HAD LODGED A RAPE CASE AGAINST MAN FOR ASSAULTING HER ON PRETEXT OF MARRIAGE