By V Narayan, TNN | Dec 10, 2012, 02.07 AM IST
MUMBAI: A 62-year-old woman, a retired school teacher, was allegedly raped by an acquaintance at her flat in Shanti Tower on Marol Military Road, Powai, on Saturday. The accused, employed at a managerial post in Vapi, is known to the victim and entered her house on the pretext of dropping a letter while he was passing by the area. He raped her before leaving, the Powai police said. The 45-year-old accused, a Borivli resident, has been arrested.
The matter came to light around 6pm on Saturday when the victim called her daughter, who stays with her family in Qatar, and said she was unwell and needed help. "The victim's daughter called her friend who stays nearby and asked her to rush to her mother. The friend then took the victim to a private clinic in the locality. After examining her, the doctor suggested shifting her to Bombay Hospital. The doctors called the police around 12.30am on Sunday," said a police officer. DCP (zone X) Dr Cherring Dorje said, "Prima facie, medical examination showed she was raped. Based on the complaint, we have booked the accused for rape," said Dorje.
A police source said the victim was initially reluctant to lodge the complaint fearing that her son, who stays with his family in Mangalore, and her daughter would face stigma. The accused had befriended the woman through relatives a few months ago. He had met her about five times in the past. She has been staying alone in the flat since her husband died two years ago.
The victim informed her daughter when her health deteriorated after she took some pills, a police officer said. Senior inspector Bajirao Bhosale said the accused will be produced in court on Monday. "We have collected evidence like the bloodstains found on bedsheets. The arrest was made after the victim's complaint," he said.
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The matter came to light around 6pm on Saturday when the victim called her daughter, who stays with her family in Qatar, and said she was unwell and needed help. "The victim's daughter called her friend who stays nearby and asked her to rush to her mother. The friend then took the victim to a private clinic in the locality. After examining her, the doctor suggested shifting her to Bombay Hospital. The doctors called the police around 12.30am on Sunday," said a police officer. DCP (zone X) Dr Cherring Dorje said, "Prima facie, medical examination showed she was raped. Based on the complaint, we have booked the accused for rape," said Dorje.
A police source said the victim was initially reluctant to lodge the complaint fearing that her son, who stays with his family in Mangalore, and her daughter would face stigma. The accused had befriended the woman through relatives a few months ago. He had met her about five times in the past. She has been staying alone in the flat since her husband died two years ago.
The victim informed her daughter when her health deteriorated after she took some pills, a police officer said. Senior inspector Bajirao Bhosale said the accused will be produced in court on Monday. "We have collected evidence like the bloodstains found on bedsheets. The arrest was made after the victim's complaint," he said.
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