Deputy collector faces rape charges, case registered

Rajgarh (MP): Police have registered a case against a Bhopal deputy collector after a woman government employee accused him of raping her repeatedly on the pretext of marrying her, an official said on Friday.

Suspect Rajesh Sorte (47) is said to have started a relationship with the complainant in 2022 when he was a tehsildar in Pachore of Rajgarh district. Since then, he allegedly sexually assaulted her at several locations, the official said, citing the woman’s complaint.

The Pachore police on Thursday booked Sorte for rape under the Indian Penal Code since the alleged crime was committed in 2022, before the implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Sarangpur Sub Divisional Officer of Police Arvind Singh told PTI .

He said the complainant had shared a video to support her claim. “We have formed a special team to arrest Sorte,” the official said. The woman had approached Rajgarh Superintendent of Police Aditya Mishra with her complaint against Sorte. The SP then passed it on to Inspector Akhilesh Verma of Pachor police station for investigation.