Etah, Uttar Pradesh:
A girl was allegedly raped by a constable while she was in police custody in Soron area in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, a police official said today.
District Superintendent of Police Vinay Kumar Yadav said the victim had eloped with her friend from her house on February 27 last.
On March 4, the couple had produced themselves before a local court to get married. The court sent the girl to the police custody as her age had to be certified.
Later, the girl was handed over to a lady constable Krishna (35) to keep her at the women's police station but the lady constable took the girl to her residence where her husband Satyprakash who is also a police constable raped the girl, the SP said.
The young girl was produced before the court yesterday where she disclosed the incident to her mother and her counsel, he said.
A case of rape has been registered with police station Soron against constable Satyprakash and his wife Krishna (woman constable) yesterday, the SP said adding both the constables have been suspended.
The girl has been handed over to her mother by the magistrate, he said adding police are investigating the matter.
In another incident, a young girl was raped by three persons in her house under Patiali police station area on January 4.
However, police did not lodge an FIR initially but after the local court intervened into the matter police registered a case yesterday against three persons namely Arjun, Umesh and Bhammoo.
Police are investigating the matter, an official said. No arrests have been made so far in these cases, he added.