The Karnataka Police have arrested a constable, who allegedly raped a minor girl, a rape survivor, after promising to marry her in Dakshina Kannada district, police sources said on Wednesday.Superintendent of Police (SP) Rishikesh Bhagawan Sonawane said the accused constable Shivaraj has been taken into custody. “The accused will be terminated from the service. The police department will never take his side,” he said.The jurisdictional Kadaba police are investigating the case and have registered cases under IPC Section 376 (2) (Being a police officer, public servant, takes advantage of his official position and commits rape on a woman), 506 (criminal intimidation), 5 (A), 5 (J) (ii)6 of Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act 2012.Considering the seriousness of the case, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Devajyothi Ray, SP Rishikesh Bhagawan Sonawane, DySP Dr Gaana, Additional SP Shivakumar Gunare visited the Kadaba police station on Tuesday.
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