The Talasari police had arrested five accused for allegedly sexually assaulting and duping female police officer of Rs 2 lakhs. The alleged rape and fraud went on for a period of two years.

“The victim had first met the accused at her residence in the year 2018. He convinced her that her house was struck by a bad omen. He and his two other accomplices also told her that if she performed a puja, her husband would get a government job. She was given a medicine that caused her to fall unconscious. It was then that the alleged accused Ravindra Bhate raped her,” said a police officer.