Agra shocker: Advocate held for raping gang-rape survivor; fractures legs while trying to flee during police raid | Agra News
AGRA: A 40-year-old lawyer allegedly raped a 24-year-old gang-rape survivor inside a hotel room in Agra after luring her with the promise of arranging an out-of-court settlement in a 2022 sexual assault case in which he was reportedly representing one of the accused. The woman had travelled from Auraiyya to attend a court hearing on Thursday when Jitendra Singh alias Jitendra Dhakre took her to a hotel, served her alcohol during the car ride, and assaulted her that night. Police arrested him two days later after he jumped from a neighbour’s rooftop during a raid at his residence and fractured both legs while trying to flee.She had come to Agra to appear in court in connection with the gang-rape case against three men in Etmadpur. Singh, who she said approached her the same day, claimed he could mediate a settlement with the other accused. Singh later booked a room for her at a city hotel, saying it was too late for her to return home. The woman told police that Singh initially left her in the room but returned later that night with dinner and, under the pretext of discussing the ongoing case, allegedly raped her. She added that though he locked the door from inside and prevented her from leaving, she managed to slip out under the pretext of getting water and hid inside the hotel until he left. She approached the police the following morning and filed a complaint, based on which an FIR was registered under BNS section 64(1) (rape).Investigators collected CCTV footage and visitor records, and launched a manhunt to trace Singh. A forensic team examined the room, and officials said both digital and physical evidence were being preserved. Police also recovered entries from the hotel’s visitor register and CCTV footage showing Singh and the woman entering the premises together. Agra DCP (city) Sayeed Ali Abbar said, “During a raid at the accused’s house, he jumped from a neighbour’s roof and fractured both legs. He was admitted to SN Medical College. On Saturday, we secured his remand and produced him before the court. He has been sent to judicial custody. The woman was sent for a medical examination.” Police confirmed that she had earlier filed a gang-rape complaint in Dec 2022 against three men, all of whom had been arrested. A chargesheet had been submitted in a local Agra court.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
