Gurgaon: An FIR has been registered against a woman for filing a false rape complaint after a police investigation revealed no assault had taken place.On April 20, the woman, Radhika Kumari, called the police control room at Sadar police station and claimed that she had been raped at a house in Sector 47.
A police team and emergency response vehicle reached the location and contacted her.Kumari told police that she is from Nepal and currently lives on rent in Sector 37. She works with an online platform on which people can be hired for daily cooking. On Monday, she had been hired by two men living at the Sector 47 house to cook for them for a couple of days. However, she argued with one of them over a monetary issue. Following this, she dialled 112 (police control room) and lodged the complaint.A police inquiry, however, revealed that no rape occurred and that the woman made the call to settle a score with the men.A case has been registered against her under Section 217 (giving false information to a public servant to cause them to use their lawful power to harm or annoy another person) of BNS for providing false information, leading to misuse of police resources and time.Police spokesperson Sandeep Turan said, “Such false calls not only divert emergency services but can also delay help to people in genuine distress. Citizens should refrain from sharing misleading information, as that can lead to a one-year jail term too.”Police said the woman has not been arrested. “As the lady only made a fake call at 112, she was not arrested but an FIR was registered. Now a report will be submitted regarding the same in the court,” another police officer said.
