Shimla, Sept. 24 -- The Una police have registered a case against a local Himachal Administrative Service (HAS) officer for alleged rape of a woman on the pretext of marriage.
In her complaint to the police, the victim alleged that she had interacted with the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) on social media. The officer invited her to his office several times.
When she arrived at the office a month and a half ago, the SDM took her to his personal room. According to the woman, the SDM proposed marriage. When she resisted, he forced physical relations with her. Ten days later, the SDM booked a room in the Una Rest House in someone else's name.
When the woman threatened to complain, the SDM began blackmailing her with a video he made in the ...