Andhra cop held for cheating girl with marriage promise

HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh police Tuesday arrested one of their own - a sub-inspector of police - for allegedly cheating a college student after promising to marry her.

Ranganath Goud, who was absconding since the student lodged a complaint against him last month, was arrested by Guntur district police - three days after Razia Sultana, 18, began an indefinite fast outside the office of Guntur district superintendent of police, demanding senior police officials intervene to make Goud marry her.

The relatives and friends of the police officer, however, staged a protest against the arrest. They alleged that the police were trying to force him to marry Razia.

Earlier, Goud escaped from a hotel in Guntur town after some media persons reached there on learning of his presence.

Razia alleged that the police officials were not taking any steps to either arrest Goud or convince him to marry her though she lodged a complaint against him two weeks ago.

The B.Pharmacy student alleged that the sub-inspector, posted at Ponnuru police station, sexually exploited her by promising to marry her and was now trying to marry another girl. Women’s organisations have also come out in support of Razia.

The police had registered a case against the cop based on Razia’s complaint that he had cheated her after promising to marry her.

Goud disappeared after he was suspended by the senior police officials following Razia’s allegation.

On her complaint, the police registered a case of sexual assault, cheating and criminal intimidation against Goud.

The police decided to conduct DNA tests on both but she refused to undergo the tests until she meets Goud.