The complaint lodged by a 28-year-old differently-abled woman against eight persons, alleging rape bid and murder of her minor son, was found to be false, Bharatpur SP Haider Ali Zaidi, told PTI.
Eight persons were booked on charges of rape and murder in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district on Wednesday, 29 May.
Zaidi said in a statement that the factual report based on investigation and evidence had found the case to be false.
The woman, who worked in a brick kiln owned by four of the accused, had lodged an FIR on Monday at the Nadbai police station, the police said.
She alleged that the accused barged into her temporary residence at night on 12 May while she and her son were asleep and tried to rape her, the police said.
They strangulated her eight-year-old son when he tried to intervene, they said.
The complainant further alleged that the accused threatened her with dire consequences so she could not report the crime before the last rites of her son, they added.
Zaidi said, allegations of attempt to rape and the killing of her 8-year-old son could not be confirmed in the investigation.
The SP said, her son was treated for dehydration and was not strangled as claimed by the woman.
She had taken money in advance from the brick kiln owners, the SP said. The case would be disposed off after thorough investigation, he added.
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