Jajpur: A man has been arrested here after his friend’s wife accused him of rape and intimidation, a police officer said Sunday.
The accused, a 28-year-old resident of Hasanpur village of the district, was apprehended Friday night after the 24-year-old woman, along with her husband, filed a complaint against him, PK Mallha, sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Jajpur, said.
The couple, who hailed from Bihar’s Darbhanga district, lived in a rented apartment here. “The accused had befriended the man, who sold fast food at the village. The wife was also known to him,” the officer said.
In her complaint, the woman said the accused had visited her last Thursday, when her husband was away at work.
“He (accused) told her that her husband had to be hospitalised as he was severely ill. The woman immediately left with him on his two-wheeler. The man then took her to an isolated place, raped her and threatened her with dire consequences if she discloses the matter,” Mallha said, quoting the FIR.
The woman returned home the same night and narrated her ordeal to her husband, following which the couple approached the police, the SDPO said, adding that the complainant and the accused have been medically examined Saturday.
PTI
