Maharashtra crime: Navi Mumbai woman raped by man she met on matrimonial site

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Maharashtra crime: A woman was allegedly repeatedly raped by a man she got acquainted with on a matrimonial site, police said on Sunday, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, based on a complaint by the victim, a 33-year-old woman, the Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra have registered an offence under section 376(2)(n) (repeated rape on the same woman) of the Indian Penal Code against the accused who is based in Singapore, an official said.

The woman, in her complaint, has alleged that she was raped by the accused on multiple occasions between December 2020 and March 2023 at lodges and hotels in Navi Mumbai, Mumbai and Singapore, he said, the PTI reported.

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The woman got acquainted with the accused on a matrimonial site, and he allegedly raped her repeatedly at different locations after promising to marry her, the official said, as per the PTI.

The accused also allegedly photographed and shot objectionable videos of the woman, he said.

No arrest has been made in the case and further probe is underway, the official added, according to the news agency.

Meanwhile, in an another incident, the Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra have registered a case against a 25-year-old man for allegedly raping and threatening a woman whom he had befriended through a mobile chat application, an official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, the suspect from Beed district in Maharashtra first gained the 23-year-old woman's confidence by chatting with her before proposing to meet her.

The suspect allegedly took the woman, who lives in Panvel, to Nashik and his home in Beed where he allegedly raped her, the police said, according to the PTI.

The woman reportedly claimed that the suspect then forcibly married her, beat her up and later made their intimate photos viral on a social media app, as per the PTI.

The alleged crimes were committed between June and August of this year, the official said, the PTI reported.

The Navi Mumbai police on Wednesday registered a case under Indian Penal Code sections, including 376 (rape) and 504 (criminal intimidation).

Since the alleged incident had taken place in Beed, the case has been transferred to Peth police station there, he added.

(with PTI inputs)