New Delhi: An Army Major has been booked for allegedly raping his domestic help in southwest Delhi in July on the same day her husband allegedly committed suicide, the police said on Sunday, September 30.

They said that a case was registered at the Delhi Cantonment police station on September 25, based on a complaint filed by the woman.

In her complaint, the woman has alleged that she was raped by the Major on July 12, the same day her husband allegedly killed himself, a senior police officer said.

During the investigation, police learnt that the woman’s husband had committed suicide in a servants’ quarter where they used to reside, he said.

The woman was working at the Major’s house even after the rape, he added.

A case has been registered, police said, adding that the matter is being probed.

PTI