New Delhi, September 27, 2021 : The Indian Flight Lieutenant allegedly raped an officer in Tamil Nadu state in India. The Indian Airforce College in Redfields, Coimbatore was booked under Section 376 (punishment for rape) and arrested for allegedly raping an officer .The officer has been sent to judicial custody and is currently lodged at Udumalpet jail, the media reports said.
The Coimbatore police told the media that further investigation is underway and the issue of jurisdiction is also being discussed.
The woman IAF officer was reportedly sexually assaulted at the Coimbatore Air Force Administrative College. The incident allegedly took place two weeks ago and the woman officer had reportedly filed a complaint with the IAF authorities but no action was taken since.
A police complaint was filed with the Coimbatore police after and the complainant has reportedly stated that she was not satisfied with the enquiry done by the IAF authorities.
The 29-year-old officer who lives in the college facilities sustained an injury while playing a sport on September 10. She is reported to have taken medication and gone to sleep in her room, when she woke up in the night, she had allegedly been sexually assaulted. agencies