On video surveillance, a masked man chokes a US woman and drags her behind a car to rape her

A masked man choked a woman with a belt before dragging her behind a car and raping her on a New York street, a chilling CCTV video shows.

The man, who has not yet been identified, had his face covered with a white cloth as he approached the woman from behind. In the video, he appears to have a brief conversation with her before she walks away. Seconds after she moves, the man pulls out a belt loop, throws it over her head and violently drags her to the ground.

Still clutching the belt tightly, he drags her along the sidewalk as she passes out. He then dragged her between two parked cars where he raped her before fleeing the scene, police said.

The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on May 1 in the Bronx neighborhood. The 45-year-old victim was on her way home when she was attacked.

The survivor was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and is in a stable condition. According to a report by US media, the survivor has stopped cooperating with the authorities.

The New York police are still searching for the man and have released a description of the attacker. They described the man as 5 feet 7 inches tall, wearing a black “GAP” sweatshirt, white pants and black, red and white sneakers.