PRAYAGRAJ: A man was booked and sent to jail in Pratapgarh for raping a woman on the pretext of marriage while also hiding his identity from her.
The man identified as Azhar Guddu, a resident of Katra village in Medniganj area of Pratapgarh, surrendered in the local court, after which he was booked under Sections 419, 376, 506 and 406 of IPC at Kotwali police station of Pratapgarh.
The victim, in her FIR, also alleged that the family members of the accused, including his brother Waqar Ahmad and his father, had threatened to leak her vulgar videos if she approached the police.
IG, Prayagraj range, K P Singh, told TOI that the accused had surrendered in a local court on June 23 and was sent behind the bars.
He added that police have been probing the case thoroughly and stern action would be initiated.
The victim, a resident of Balipur village in Pratapgarh district, told police that Azhar came in her contact in 2017 when she was pursuing industrial training from Pratapgarh.
The accused told the victim that his name was Ankit Mishra, and he was the son of Prem Sagar.
He then raped her several times on the pretext of marriage.
The victim also alleged that Azhar even had a fake account by the name of Ankit Mishra on social media, and kept on chatting with her.
He promised that he would marry her once his sister’s marriage was solemnized.
On May 14, Azhar told the woman that he was married, and later disclosed his real identity.
When the victim visited the house of the accused in Katra village of Medniganj, his father and brother threatened her of dire consequences and said that they had many vulgar videos of her which they would upload on social media if she dared to report the matter to the police.
She also claimed that the accused and his family duped her of Rs 3 lakh, and said that they would fight the case with this money if she dared to approach the police.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)