Pune: Two days after an unidentified man allegedly raped a 22-year-old IT professional after entering her flat in Pune city by posing as a courier delivery person, police Friday said they had detained a suspect.
The suspect’s past connections with the woman, if any, were being investigated, said a senior official.
The incident took place at a housing society in the Kondhwa area at around 7.30 pm Wednesday.
According to the police, the accused clicked a selfie using the woman’s phone in which her back and a part of his face are seen and left a message warning that he had taken her pictures and would release them on social media if she reported the incident.
Before entering the house, the accused told her he was a courier delivery agent and showed her what looked like a bank-related document, she told police.
He asked for a pen to sign a document, and as she turned her back on him, he stepped inside the apartment and latched the door before forcing himself on her, as per the complaint.
The woman told police that she passed out at this point, and regained consciousness an hour later when the accused had disappeared.
PTI
