A government school teacher has been booked for rape after a20-year-old pregnant woman lodged a complaint against him in Jammu andKashmir’s Udhampur district, police said on Tuesday.
Subash Singh, posted at a middle school in Brari, is on therun and efforts are on to nab him, an official said.
He said the woman, who was reportedly six-months pregnant,approached Ramnagar Police Station on Monday, alleging that Singh outraged hermodesty a few months ago and impregnated her.
The woman, who is a class 10 drop out, was admitted in ahospital for medical examination, the official said.
He said a rape case was registered against the accused andfurther investigation is on.
The incident came to light after the woman’s parents tookher to a doctor for some some medical complications and was told that theirdaughter is pregnant, the official said.