Woman raped on marriage pretext; case registered on MD

It seems that women are not safe anywhere- be it her home or workplace. And this is one such case.

The Tughlak Road police station in New Delhi has registered a rape case against the managing editor of a Hindi news channel.

When working at a gymnasium, the victim alleged that she met the accused Umesh Kumar. Kumar had offered her a job for the post of a vice president in his company. In April 2017, she joined at the said post in the organization.

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In June last year, he called her at his residence and raped her on the pretext of marriage. This continued for quite some time. Then, in August, she was invited to a five-star hotel in Lutyen’s Delhi, where she was sexually assaulted again on the same pretext.

She was informed much later that Kumar is a married man and has two kids. Heated arguments between the two followed, and the accused even gave her money to keep the relationship a secret.

The victim has their chats saved on her mobile phone.

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She filed a complaint on February 13, after which a medical examination of the accused was conducted on February 16. A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered, too.

The hotel authorities have confirmed the stay of the accused at the hotel as a booking in his name has been found.