NEW DELHI, 19 December 2020, (TON): Colonel Neeraj Gehlot allegedly raped his friend’s Russian wife after sedating him at the Officers’ Mess of Central Ordnance Depot in Cantonment area. “Colonel Gehlot has been on the run since the incident. He was arrested from Officers’ Mess on Tuesday evening,” said superintendent of police (East) Raj Kumar Agarwal

The Army officer was arrested on Tuesday evening while he was returning from work. the colonel was posted at Kanpur in Cantonment. “SP (East) Rajkumar Agarwal said the colonel’s superior officers had been informed about his arrest”. Colonel has been sent to jail.

The complainant is married to the Colonel Neeraj Gehlot childhood friend. She said Indian Army officer invited her and her husband to dinner to celebrate his recent promotion.

The couple arrived in Kanpur from Lucknow late night on 10 December, and around midnight was allegedly served drinks laced with sedatives. The victim said that after her husband fell unconscious, the Colonel Neeraj Gehlot forced himself on her and sexually assaulted her while she was heavily intoxicated. The woman is of Russian origin and has been living in India for almost 10 years. The police registered an FIR based on her complaint on 12 December but recorded her statement two days later.

Police authorities are saying they are under tremendous pressure to change the direction of the case as there is a network of India military officers engaged in gang that are committed in such activities to please their superiors for goof reports and promotions.