Arjuna awardee shooter booked on rape charge

New Delhi: An Arjuna awardee has been booked on rape charges following a complaint by a fellow national level shooter, the police said on Sunday. “A case of rape has been registered at the Chanakyapuri police station on the complaint of the national level woman shooter. We will take action as per law,” said a senior police officer.

In her complaint, the victim said that she knew the accused, who is an Olympian, for two years and they met while training for national championship at the SAI shooting range. She alleged that the accused had promised to marry her and last month he had raped her after lacing her drink with a sedative. The victim’s medical examination has confirmed rape and the accused has been asked to join the probe, added the officer.

Meanwhile, the National Rifles Association of India said that the complaint of rape is an “unfortunate incident”, and refused to be drawn into the matter till the time the national body received a report from the police. “We have come to know about this from media reports. None of our coaches are involved, but it is an unfortunate incident. We are awaiting details from the Delhi Police before deciding the course of action,” NRAI secretary Rajiv Bhatia said.