Khammam Inspector Booked Under New Criminal Code Over Alleged Deceit and Forced Abortions
The filing signals use of India’s new criminal code in a sensitive police-misconduct case.
Overview
- Two-town police in Khammam registered FIR No. 264/2026 against Inspector Raju Naik under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
- The case cites Section 69 for sexual intercourse obtained by deceit and Section 88 for voluntarily causing a miscarriage.
- The officer, now attached to the Telangana DGP office and earlier posted as circle inspector, is accused of deceiving a married woman with a promise of marriage.
- According to her complaint, he kept in touch after meeting her at the women’s police station, had sex with her on several occasions, and she became pregnant.
- She says he gave her abortion pills twice after informal talks with village elders failed, and police report that the investigation is underway with no arrest disclosed.