Katni (Madhya Pradesh): A church priest was arrested for allegedly raping a woman on January 1 in the Majhgava forest area near Katni, police said.
The priest of the local Gayatri Nagar church was arrested and produced in the court on Friday after which he was sent to jail, Katni Suprinendent of Police (SP) Renu Shukla told reporters.
The incident occurred when the woman’s husband, a truck driver, went to Indore for some work. Taking advantage of the situation, the priest Kaushik Nayak took the woman on his motor-cycle with a promise to get her a job of a nurse.
However, after reaching Majghava forest area he allegedly raped her and fled from the spot, the SP said.
The woman later narrated the incident to her husband who reported the matter to the police following which the priest was arrested.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes
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