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Wife of retired IAS accuses stepson of rape

A resident of Uttar Pradesh and second wife of a retired IAS officer of J&K cadre has accused her step son of rape and harassment against her husband and family of first wife

Second wife of a retired IAS officer has alleged that she was raped by her stepson and his aide at their house in , the said.

The woman, an orphan in her 40s, was married to the retired IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre in 2020.

The victim also her husband's family of harassing her for dowry. 

A case in this regard has been registered with the Ghazipur (Indira Nagar) police in Uttar Pradesh against six people including her retired IAS-husband. The police, however, has transferred the case to Jammu where the family lives.

Woman held hostage and raped

According to police, the woman claimed that she was held hostage at the house and released only after giving in writing that she would not lodge any complaint against her husband and stepson.

In her complaint, the victim alleged that her husband's first wife, his son and daughter and other members used to harass her for dowry. Her husband has three daughters and a son from her first marriage. She performed nikah to the retired IAS in quest of a comfortable life. Since she is an orphan, there was no support from her family and she had to face harassment from her husband and members of family from his first marriage.

“Over the years, the harassment grew manifold. I was held captive in a room from April 11–14 and even starved. My husband's son snatched my mobile phone. Later, he and his aide raped me. After a lot of pleading, they agreed to release me,” she said.

Later, the escorted the victim to Lucknow and threatened to get her killed if she approached police.

However, once in city, she mustered courage and lodged a complaint.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone, Abhijit Shankar, said an FIR has been registered and a probe is underway.

Vivek Shukla
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