Delhi: 27-year-old lawyer arrested for raping woman he met on dating app
India Today
A 27-year-old lawyer has been arrested for raping a 20-year-old woman, whom he met on a dating app, at her residence in South Delhi's Hauz Khas area.
An advocate was arrested for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman at her residence in South Delhi's Hauz Khas area after meeting on a dating app, police said on Thursday.
They said the 27-year-old accused was arrested two weeks ago and was released on bail by the court.
The matter came to light after allegations of police inaction were made on social media on Thursday. According to police, an FIR was registered on January 20 on the complaint of the woman. She alleged that she was sexually assaulted at her residence by a man she came into contact with through a popular dating app, they said.
The accused, who hails from Haryana, was arrested on February 2. He was residing in the Old Rajendra Nagar area in the national capital, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Benita Mary Jaiker.
Meanwhile, it was alleged that police did not invoke sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the FIR.
Responding to the allegations, the DCP said, "No caste-based discrimination of offence has come out so far. The only contact between the complainant and the accused was through the dating app and a secret chat feature of a social messaging app. The investigation is still ongoing. If any sections of the law are made out, they will be added during the probe." The case was lodged against the advocate on charges of rape, assaulting a woman with intent to disrobe her and criminal intimidation, police said.
In another incident in West Delhi's Kirti Nagar area, a girl studying in class 7 alleged on Wednesday that she was raped twice by her 27-year-old neighbour.
