Pradeep Gupta, TNN | Nov 5, 2011, 02.18AM IST
MUMBAI: The Kolsewadi police in Kalyan (E) on Friday arrested a 39-year-old blind man for allegedly raping his friend's 24-year-old wife, who is also blind, at his friend's residence in Manpada, Dombivli, on October 27.
The police also arrested accused Ashok Yadav's friend Mahesh Yadav (22), also blind, for aiding him.
Investigators said the victim, a resident of Ambernath, and the accused, from Kalyan (E), sell fruits, vegetables and stationery items on local trains and they got friendly due to their common profession.
The matter came to light on Friday, when the victim's husband (also blind) got suspicious after his wife stopped talking to Ashok.
On repeated questioning, the victim broke down and revealed that Ashok, on the pretext of repairing a mobile phone, took her to his friend's flat in Manpada and repeatedly raped her. In the police complaint, the victim's husband, said, "Before leaving for Pune for personal work, I decided to leave my wife at my friend Ashok's Kalyan residence. While leaving her, I bought her a mobile phone and got a prepaid SIM card. However, she was unable to operate it. When she asked Ashok to help her in activating it, he claimed that the phone had to be repaired and took her to Dombivli, where he raped her."
Kolsewadi police assistant inspector I V Vishwakarma said they had booked Ashok for rape and his accomplice for aiding him in the crime. "The victim maintained silence for almost a week. The accused were arrested from their residences."
The police also arrested accused Ashok Yadav's friend Mahesh Yadav (22), also blind, for aiding him.
Investigators said the victim, a resident of Ambernath, and the accused, from Kalyan (E), sell fruits, vegetables and stationery items on local trains and they got friendly due to their common profession.
The matter came to light on Friday, when the victim's husband (also blind) got suspicious after his wife stopped talking to Ashok.
On repeated questioning, the victim broke down and revealed that Ashok, on the pretext of repairing a mobile phone, took her to his friend's flat in Manpada and repeatedly raped her. In the police complaint, the victim's husband, said, "Before leaving for Pune for personal work, I decided to leave my wife at my friend Ashok's Kalyan residence. While leaving her, I bought her a mobile phone and got a prepaid SIM card. However, she was unable to operate it. When she asked Ashok to help her in activating it, he claimed that the phone had to be repaired and took her to Dombivli, where he raped her."
Kolsewadi police assistant inspector I V Vishwakarma said they had booked Ashok for rape and his accomplice for aiding him in the crime. "The victim maintained silence for almost a week. The accused were arrested from their residences."
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