Man arrested for raping 24-year-old woman in Mumbai on pretext of job offer

A man was arrested for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman on the pretext of offering her a job, police said today, Saturday, May 18, a report from said ANI.

The incident took place in an area under Worli police station in Mumbai and the arrested accused has been identified as Joseph James (50 years).

According to Worli police, the survivor, a woman from Thane who was looking for a job, had sought help from one of her male friends. The surviving woman’s friend gave her the cell phone number of a person named Joseph and advised her to contact him.

On Thursday evening, May 16, the survivor’s friend called and told her that Joseph wanted to meet her in Khar. The survivor immediately took a taxi to Khar where her friend and Joseph joined the survivor.

The trio later went to a hotel and drank alcohol. They headed home around midnight.

Furthermore, the survivor told police that on the way to Khar railway station, Joseph offered to drop her at the station. However, he did not take her to the train station, claiming that there were no trains available at that time and that she should sleep in his car.

The survivor told police that Joseph began molesting her around 3 a.m. while she was sleeping in his car. When she protested, he forcibly removed her clothes and raped her.

The survivor also claimed that Joseph threatened her and asked her not to talk to anyone about the incident.

However, the survivor narrated the entire incident to her lawyer friend who asked her to file a complaint immediately. She then went to the nearest police station and filed a report.

Following the survivor’s complaint, Worli police registered a case and arrested the accused.