Rajasthan govt engineer booked for rape

New Delhi: A 59-year-old Rajasthan government engineer posted at Jodhpur House here was today booked for raping a minor girl at his official residence.

The accused serving as an executive engineer with PWD of Rajasthan government allegedly raped the girl at his official accommodation behind Jodhpur House last evening, said a senior police officer.

The accused lived alone at his house in Delhi while his family stayed back in Rajasthan.

The victim, a domestic maid who has alleged that she was raped by the official at his residence on Monday evening narrated the whole incident to her cousin. Later, she was taken to Tughlaq Road police station by her brother to file a case against the accused.

She was sent for medical examination by the police and investigation was taken up. No arrest has been made so far, added the officer.