J&K cop accused of sexually exploiting constable gets bail from HC | India News

J&K cop accused of sexually exploiting constable gets bail from HC | India News


J&K cop accused of sexually exploiting constable gets bail from HC
Kotwal was booked under multiple BNS sections after a departmental inquiry

SRINAGAR: The J&K high court has granted anticipatory bail to a police sub-inspector accused of sexually exploiting a woman constable on the false promises of marriage, observing that prima facie, the relationship appeared to be consensual.The constable had alleged that the SI, Vikrant Kotwal, deliberately concealed his marital status to trap her into a relationship after they came in contact in Sept 2024 while posted at Samba police station. He repeatedly promised to marry her in order to continue the sexual relationship even as he persuaded her to terminate two pregnancies, and abandoned her after she became pregnant a third time, she alleged.

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