Latest News | UP: Man Booked for Raping Woman, Forcing Her to Undergo Abortion

Pilibhit (UP), Dec 3 (PTI) A man has been booked for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage and forcing her to undergo abortion, police here said on Sunday.

On a complaint from the woman, a case has been registered at the Jehanabad police station, SHO Mridul Shukla told reporters.

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The victim has alleged she was raped on the pretext of marriage, the official said.

When she became pregnant, she had asked the accused to marry her, the SHO said.

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The woman claimed that she was taken to a private hospital here by him and she was forced to undergo abortion, Shukla said and added that a search has been launched to apprehend the man.

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