Armyman held for raping pregnant woman in Indore

INDORE: An Armyman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping his female friend, who is five months pregnant, in a hotel room in Indore on Friday night. He has been arrested.

"The woman was bleeding when she arrived at Mahila police station in the morning. She claimed that she was raped by the Army lance naik, who had been harassing and blackmailing her for the past year," said Mahila police station in charge Kaushalya Chouhan.

The soldier told mediapersons at the police station that they were 'dating' and she began bleeding because they had physical relations when she was pregnant. Chouhan said that the 35-year-old woman, wife of a bank official, had come in contact with the accused a year ago at Mhow cantonment while purchasing some items. She alleged that he began frequenting her house and also made an objectionable video of her when she was in the washroom and no one was at home, police said.

According to the complaint, the accused started blackmailing her. He checked into a hotel in Indore and allegedly forced her to meet him there. When she arrived, he allegedly raped so brutally that she started bleeding.Shocked and in pain, the woman sought help from police.

"We went to the hotel immediately and arrested the accused. The room was sealed," said Chouhan. Additional DCP Priyanka Dudwe said police are investigating all angles.

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