Army captain booked for raping 28-yr-old woman from Rajasthan

GURUGRAM: A 29-year-old man, who is a serving army captain, was booked by the city police on Thursday for allegedly raping a 28-year-old woman from Jaipur after promising to marry her, said the police.

The accused and the woman had come in contact with each other via Facebook in November last year. In her complaint, she alleged that on November 23, 2018, she had expressed her feelings to the accused and told him that she considered him as her life partner. The accused had also mentioned to her that he wanted to settle down, said the police.

“We have booked a serving army captain, who is a Gurugram resident, but we are yet to get his details . We have not arrested him yet,” said Anil Kumar, inspector, Sector 29 police station. “On March 2, the victim came to Delhi for her friend’s reception and met the accused at the wedding venue. Later, they came to Sector 29, where the accused had already booked a room,” said Kumar.

The woman alleged that until he raped her, he was very polite, but later his behaviour changed. She wanted to inform the police, but he apologised and told her that he got out of control.

“The victim stayed in the same room and said she could not return to her friend’s house as it was raining outside. Next morning, the accused told her that he would not be able to marry her,” said Kumar. A case was registered.