Woman raped by neighbor in Salt Lake Flat; Accused arrested

Calcutta, August 31: A 25-year-old woman in Salt Lake, West Bengal, was raped by her neighbor while she was alone in her apartment in a government housing colony. The incident occurred on August 28th. The police arrested the 32-year-old accused and produced him before a court. He was sent to police custody for four days. The survivor told police that it was not the first time the accused had forced himself on her. Porn racket busted in Kolkata, adult web series star Nandita Dutta aka ‘Nancy Bhabhi’ arrested for forcing young models into pornography.

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The woman who lost her parents lives in the apartment with her two older brothers. She is undergoing treatment for her mild mental illness and would mostly stay at home. According to a report by Indian timesOne of her brothers told police that the accused entered her apartment on August 28 because the main door was unlocked. The woman was alone as her brothers had gone to work. Shock from West Bengal: Man beheads woman and lets her head hang out of the window of her house in Darjeeling.

When one of the brothers returned, he found the woman in a disheveled state. He told police that the room was in chaos and Rs 2,000 kept in a drawer were missing. When asked what happened, the woman is said to have told her brother that the neighbor had broken into her apartment, raped her and left with money.

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After the complaint, the woman was sent for a medical examination, which revealed signs of sexual intercourse, the report said. “According to the complainant, the youth raped his sister in her absence. Based on the complaint and statement of the woman, we arrested the youth and booked him under IPC Section 376 for rape,” a senior officer of Bidhannagar city police was quoted as saying.