Nagpur police constable held for raping minor student he met on Instagram
A Nagpur police constable has been arrested for raping a minor student after her pregnancy exposed the assault.
Nagpur: A constable with the city police has been arrested for raping a minor student, an incident that came to light after the victim became pregnant.
Gittikhadan police registered a case and arrested the accused constable, Prateek Vinod Dharpal, 25, a resident of Mahesh Nagar, Borgaon.
The 17 year old student had come in contact with Prateek on Instagram in 2022. On August 17, Prateek called the student to his house to meet him, where he had physical relations with her. Following this, she missed her menstrual period.
On September 22, she fainted and collapsed in her school classroom. Teachers rushed her to hospital, where a sonography examination revealed she was six weeks pregnant. The doctor informed Dhantoli police, who registered a case and transferred the investigation to Gittikhadan police.
Since the accused, Prateek, is a police constable, Gittikhadan police swung into action immediately and arrested him. He has been found to be posted with the city police's Quick Response Team. Gittikhadan police are avoiding comment on the matter.
