Monday, October 24, 2011

Oct 24, 2011: Pregnant woman raped by 58-year-old 'family friend'

TNN | Oct 24, 2011, 06.01AM IST
NEW DELHI: A 58-year-old businessman has been arrested for allegedly raping his employee's pregnant wife. The accused Jagjit Singh, a resident of Punjabi Bagh, was arrested on Friday.

Police said the victim - who is two months pregnant - and her husband were having problems in their relationship and Singh used to visit them to sort out their issues. On October 16, Singh called the victim on the pretext of counselling her. During the conversation, he allegedly offered her a soft drink laced with sedatives.
After she fell unconscious Singh drove the car to Chandigarh and raped her in a hotel. He then threatened her to not to disclose to anyone what had happened. Later, when the victim's husband questioned her, she broke down and narrated the incident. Her husband then lodged a police complaint.

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