Preliminary medical report suggests woman not raped: Police

Delhi Police today said that the preliminary medical examination report of a woman, who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by five policemen, suggested that she was not raped.
    
"We have received the preliminary medical examination report. It says that there is no injury mark on the body of the victim," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said.
    
However, he said, the vaginal swab has been preserved and will be sent to the Forensic Laboratory in Rohini for further tests.
    
"We are still awaiting the final report as the report from the forensic experts are needed to finalise the medical report," he said.
    
The woman claimed that she was raped by a station house officer and four other policemen in Inderpuri police station in south-west Delhi. The allegation sparking violent protests with a large crowd attacking and ransacking the building.
    
Police sources said the woman's husband was allegedly involved in a betting racket and police had questioned her to ascertain his whereabouts. "But she was not taken to police station," a senior police official said.
    
SHO Pradeep Kumar had taken charge of the station on May 24 only and he had "mounted pressure on criminal elements in the area", the official claimed and alleged that this could be the reason for the woman's allegations.