GYM OWNER HELD FOR RAPING DALIT WOMAN IN U.P.

MEERUT: A gym owner was arrested for allegedly raping a 21-year-old Dalit law student who used to workout at his establishment, police said.

Meerut SP (City), Purush Kumar Singh, identified the accused as Bharat Yadav and said that he allegedly raped the survivor at his brother’s hotel on October 12.

According to the complaint filed by the survivor’s father on Saturday, she was working out at the gym on the day of the incident and suffered an injury. The accused then took her to the hotel where he sedated and raped her, the complaint states, adding that he also shot a video of the crime.