Gurdaspur: Police have arrested Gurdaspur SP (Headquarters), Gurmeet Singh in a case of rape, sources said on Monday.
Reportedly, the SP has been accused of sexual assault by a woman from Dinanagar.
On the basis of the complaint, a case was filed against SP Gurmeet Singh on July 2 at the Gurdaspur City Police Station under Section 376. (2).
The matter has been under investigation since April after the woman alleged she had been assaulted, sources said.
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The woman had complained that she was having a dispute with her husband during which she came in contact with the SP. Following the woman's allegations against Gurmeet Singh, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed on the orders of the Punjab Police Headquarters in Chandigarh.
The SIT was led by Swarandeep Singh, SSP of Amritsar (Rural).
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