India, July 26 -- A private security guard at a one-stop centre in Nuh was booked for allegedly raping a woman who had been placed at the facility for protection on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, police said on Saturday.

The victim, 19, also alleged that a woman counsellor, who is the guard's niece, connived with him to cover up the matter after she approached her for help, officers aware of the complaint said, citing her.

Police said the woman had eloped with a man in February, prompting her family to file a missing person complaint at the Pinagwan police station. Investigators later recovered her and found that she had married the man she had eloped with, alleging her family had opposed their relationship. Accord...