UP: Rape-accused SDM goes missing, cops to attach home

Vikas, who is married and has two children, was booked by Jhansi police in January this year for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman after promising to marry her. The woman, in her complaint, had alleged that Vikas, then SDM of Chitrakoot, threatened her when she tried to distance herself from him.

In her complaint, the woman said that she had come in contact with the officer when he was posted in Jalaun. She alleged Vikas claimed to be a bachelor and raped her after promising to marry her. But after she came to know that he was married, she started distancing herself from him, said Abhishek Kumar Rahul, the Circle Officer of Nawabad, where the FIR against Vikas was filed.

As Vikas went missing, the police moved court and obtained a non-bailable warrant against him. Jhansi police approached court again which issued an attachment of property notice and asked him to appear before court or police within 30 days.

If the accused remains absconding, we will move court again for permission to attach his property, Jhansi SSP, Om Prakash Singh said.