The accused was booked for rape, sodomy, and inflicting harm. (File)
New Delhi:
A girl from West Bengal’s Darjeeling was allegedly raped in Delhi for every week by her good friend who additionally thrashed and tortured her by “pouring sizzling dal”, police mentioned on Tuesday.
The accused, recognized as Paras (28), was booked for rape, sodomy, and inflicting harm. He was arrested on February 2, they added.
The girl had been staying with Paras for round a month in a rented lodging in Raju Park in south Delhi’s Neb Sarai space, the police mentioned.
In accordance with the police, the incident got here to mild on January 30, when the Neb Sarai police station acquired a PCR name informing {that a} lady was being overwhelmed by her husband.
A police workforce rushed to the spot, rescued the lady and rushed her to AIIMS, officers mentioned.
The girl had round 20 damage marks on her physique when she was hospitalised. She was not too long ago discharged, they added.
“When police enquired in regards to the matter, the lady said that she hailed from Darjeeling in West Bengal and got here in touch with the accused over the telephone,” a senior police officer mentioned.
She befriended Paras and was in contact with him for the final 3-4 months, the officer mentioned.
The girl was supposed to achieve Bengaluru within the first week of January as she had obtained a job of a home maid, the officer mentioned.
As she had a prepare by way of Delhi, she determined to take a halt and meet Paras who then requested her to remain right here and even assured to assist her discover a job. On his assurance, she stayed with him in a rented lodging in Raju Park, the officer added.
Nonetheless, as the times handed, the accused allegedly began beating her up and even sexually assaulted her for every week, the officer mentioned quoting the lady.
At one occasion, Paras even allegedly “poured sizzling dal (lentils) over her” resulting from which she suffered burn accidents, the officer added.
Based mostly on the lady’s grievance, the police registered an FIR on January 30 below sections 323 (voluntarily inflicting harm), 376 (rape) and 377 (sodomy) of the Indian Penal Code and arrested the accused on February 2, the police officer additional mentioned.
Paras, who’s from Uttarakhand, labored as a prepare dinner at an eatery in Delhi, the police mentioned.
Additional probe within the matter is underway, they added.
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