Morena (MP) | A case has been registered against a deputy collector from Madhya Pradesh's Morena district for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman on the promise of marriage, an official said on Thursday.

In her complaint, the woman alleged that she first met the senior revenue department official on Facebook and the two later started speaking over the phone.

According to the complaint, the deputy collector proposed to marry her, and the woman agreed, Civil Lines police Station House Officer (SHO) Udaybhan Yadav told PTI.

The complainant alleged that on March 30, 2025, the deputy collector took her in a car to a rest house in Morena, where he established physical relations with her against her wishes.

He allegedly sexually assaulted her at a government residence in Sabalgarh when he was posted there as the sub-divisional magistrate. He also took her to a flat in Gwalior and abused her, as per the FIR.

The woman alleged that the relationship continued from March 30, 2025, to June 3, 2026. She also claimed that the official was now refusing to marry her and had threatened to eliminate her family if she lodged a complaint, police said.

A case was registered on Wednesday at Civil Lines police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 69 (sexual intercourse obtained through deceitful means, particularly a false promise of marriage), Yadav said.

"Further action regarding arrest will be taken under the guidance of senior police officers," the SDOP said.

The deputy collector had earlier been accused of misconduct. In September 2025, he was suspended following allegations of inappropriate behaviour with women, according to officials.