Property dealer held for raping woman multiple times in Delhi

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A 36-year-old woman was allegedly blackmailed and raped multiple times by a property dealer in Delhi’s Mehrauli area, the police said on Wednesday.The police said that on Tuesday, a case under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at the Mehrauli police station based on a complaint filed by the woman against a person identified as Rahul a.k.a Sunny.In her complaint, the woman alleged that she wanted to buy a flat for which she met Rahul, a property dealer, about one-and-a-half years ago.“She alleged that Rahul raped her on multiple occasions after that. She also alleged that late last year, Rahul came to visit her and took around $5,000 from the house, which was later detected by her husband, who is an engineer by profession, said a senior police official.“We have taken Rahul (38) into custody. His interrogation is going on, an officer said, adding that the police are probing the case from all angles, including blackmail.--IANSssh/arm

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