Man arrested for rape

andigarh, July 9

A man has been arrested for raping a woman at Ram Darbar here.

The victim, a labourer, who was accompanied by her three-year-old daughter, alleged that she had hired an auto-rickshaw from the Railway Station to Mohali on July 5. She alleged that the auto driver, however, instead took them to his room at Ram Darbar.

The victim alleged that the accused offered her to take rest at his room for some time. Later, he didn’t let her leave and raped her for two days.

She alleged that the auto driver’s uncle, identified as Ravi Kumar (47), also raped her.

As per the victim, she was dropped at Mohali on July 9, after which she approached the Mohali police, who informed their counterparts in Chandigarh. Later, a case was registered at the Sector 31 police station.

Ravi Kumar was arrested today. — TNS