Ludhiana: 20-year-old arrested for raping married woman

A 20-year-old man allegedly raped a 25-year-old married woman on the pretext of helping her shift her household items to a new place. The Sahnewal police filed a case against the accused, identified as Ashish of Bapu Market in Lohara.

The complainant stated that she was home alone at the time of the incident.

In her statement to the police, the woman stated that she lived in rented accommodation with her husband and children and that the defendant was her neighbor.

She stated that they had found new accommodation and should move there.

She added that her husband was in the new house on July 16 while she was packing household items with her children. In the meantime, she asked her neighbor to help her move.

The woman claimed that the accused helped her. He locked the room from the inside and raped her while her children were outside. The accused also threatened her to keep her mouth shut.

Sub-Inspector Jasveer Singh, Investigation Officer of Sahnewal police station, said the woman lodged a complaint on Thursday and the police registered a case. The accused has been booked under Section 64 (rape) of the BNS. No arrest has been made so far.