Prison guard in MP arrested for sexually exploiting inmate on trial for raping minor

Agar Malwa (MP): Police in Agar Malwa district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have filed a complaint against a jail guard for allegedly sexually exploiting a 22-year-old man who is on trial for raping a minor, an official said on Sunday.

Warden Roop Singh Jadhav was arrested after the remand prisoner complained about him to Agar Malwa’s Chief Magistrate Shivani Sharma when she visited the district jail on Saturday, the official said.

Anil Malviya, superintendent of Agar Malwa Kotwali police station, said the investigating magistrate had accused the jailer of sexually exploiting him.

The inmate is on trial for allegedly raping a minor. A case was filed against him under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) in April 2022.

Following his complaint, Jadhav was booked under sections 377 (sexual intercourse against the order of nature), 294 (obscene act) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, the official said.

Further investigations are ongoing, he added.