India News | Man Held in Jharkhand for Raping Woman, Filming Act
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 25-year-old man has been arrested on the charge of raping and blackmailing a woman in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday.
Ramgarh(Jharkhand), Mar 14 (PTI) A 25-year-old man has been arrested on the charge of raping and blackmailing a woman in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old woman, in her complaint, said the accused, a resident of Kundru village, had allegedly faked his religious identity and befriended her some time ago.
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She said that the man raped her a month back and filmed the heinous act. He threatened to go public with the clip if she revealed her ordeal.
According to the officer in-charge of Ramgarh police station Rohit Mahato, the woman, a resident of Mandu area, mustered the courage to file a complaint only on Monday, following which the police arrested the accused.
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