KOCHI
: A 42-year-old man was arrested by Njarackal police on Friday for allegedly raping a woman after promising to make her a TV anchor. The arrested has been identified as James Paul alias Boban of Thykootathil,
Edavanakad
.
The accused took the woman to Hyderabad and put her up in a hotel in the guise of meeting the producer of a TV show in 2016. He then raped her and took her visuals in compromising positions.
"After returning to Njarackal, the accused showed the visuals to other people and threatened her. The accused had no connection with the industry. He somehow befriended the woman and offered to make her a TV anchor," said Njarackal CI M K Murali M K Murali.
The woman later filed a police complaint. The accused was charged with sections of
rape, outraging the modesty of a woman and sections of the IT Act. He was presented before a court and was sent to judicial custody.
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