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

AGAR MALWA: Police in Agar Malwa district of India’s Madhya Pradesh state have filed a complaint against a prison 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 investigating magistrate complained about him to Agar Malwa’s chief magistrate Shivani Sharma when she visited the district jail on Saturday, the official said. Anil Malviya, in-charge of Agar Malwa Kotwali police station, said the investigating magistrate accused the jailer of sexually exploiting him.

The inmate is facing trial for allegedly raping a minor. A case was registered 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 IPC, the official said. Further investigation is underway, he added.