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Cop's son arrested, charged with rape, intimidation after video of him thrashing woman goes viral

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 14 2018 | 9:45 PM IST

A Delhi policeman's son, who is seen brutally thrashing a woman in a video that has gone viral, was arrested Friday after being charged with rape and criminal intimidation in two separate cases, police said here.

The arrest of Rohit Tomar, 21, took place hours after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted that the video has come to his notice and he has directed Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik to take necessary action in the matter.

The cases against the accused - one of criminal intimidation and molestation and the other of rape- were registered based on the version of two women, they said

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First Published: Sep 14 2018 | 9:45 PM IST

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