Kanpur, 11 January 2025- An auto-rickshaw driver, along with his friend, was arrested for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman on the pretext of getting her a job in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur; news agency PTI reported citing a police officer.
The incident took place in the Maharajpur police station area of Kanpur on Friday.
East Zone deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Manoj Kumar Pandey said the woman from the Unnao district went to Chakeri to meet auto driver, identified as 21-year-old Deepak Kushwaha. “The auto driver had called her a few days ago on the pretext of getting her a job,” the officer said.
Manoj Kumar Pandey said Deepak also called his friend Suraj Kushwaha, and they kept roaming around with the woman in their auto. Later, they took the woman to the forest and allegedly raped her.
The police added that the woman escaped from the clutches of the accused and reached her home, where she narrated her ordeal to her family members.
On Thursday, she complained to the Maharajpur police, which then arrested Deepak and Suraj, who have allegedly confessed to the rape, the DCP told PTI.
Both the arrested persons will be produced before the court on Saturday.
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