Man arrested in Delhi for raping co-worker
India Today
A man was arrested in southwest Delhi's Humayunpur for allegedly raping his co-worker.
A resident of Delhi’s Humayunpur was arrested by the police for allegedly raping his co-worker. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, filed a complaint against him on March 18.
The incident happened on March 16 at her workplace. According to the report by the Times of India, the police said she works as a service staff at a hotel in Humayunpur. “On March 16, around 1.30am when she came out of the washroom of the restaurant, a colleague sexually assaulted her.”
Following the incident, the woman filed a complaint against her colleague two days later and a case was registered. The accused has been identified as Sanjay, a resident of Humayunpur.
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The police said the victim and the accused knew each other for the past year. Further investigation in the case is underway.
A Delhi Police statistics revealed last year that at least five rape cases were registered every day in the national capital. Delhi is also ranked as the least safe state/union territory for women with the highest cognizable crime rate as per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.
