Palghar man arrested for raping Gujarat woman with job promise

On Wednesday, an official said police in Palghar district of Maharashtra have booked a 30-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman from Gujarat. The man is accused of luring her with a job in a reality show before the crime.

According to the officer, Anand Singh, a resident of Vasai on the outskirts of Mumbai, allegedly raped the woman from Surat on Monday and Tuesday. The 26-year-old woman, in her complaint to the Tulinj police, stated that Singh called her in Mumbai and promised to get her a job in a popular reality show.

Upon her arrival, Singh took her to his house near More Talao in Nalasopara and raped her, the official said. Singh allegedly beat her and threatened her with dire consequences when she fought back.

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