This story is from January 10, 2021

Man accused of raping, blackmailing his former subordinate

Man accused of raping, blackmailing his former subordinate
Vadodara: A former principal of a private educational institution was booked on Friday at Waghodiya police station for rape, sexual harassment, unnatural offence, criminal intimidation and under sections of Information Technology Act, after an assistant professor, who worked under him in the past lodged a complaint.
The 31-year-old rape survivor alleged that the accused Dr Navjot Trivedi, who is yet to be arrested, blackmailed and raped her twice between August 2019 and September 2020.
She told cops that Trivedi, a native of Deesa in Banaskantha district blackmailed her by saying that he will share her intimate photos and chats on social media. By issuing such threats Trivedi raped her in his car on national highway-48.
The woman has also alleged that Trivedi recorded a video while she was unconscious in Delhi. Trivedi and the woman had gone to Delhi along with students for an academic event. Using that video, Trivedi raped the woman again.
“We are in the process of collecting evidence against the accused and once we have that we will arrest him,” said assistant superintendent of Vadodara rural police Jagdish Bangarwa.
He added that both, the accused and the complainant, do not work at the educational institution any more. On Saturday, the rape survivor’s medical test was conducted and her mobile was sent to forensic experts for investigation.
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