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Palghar: Man held for raping 29-year-old married woman on pretext of showing his home

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: June 14, 2023 12:12 IST

A man was arrested for allegedly raping a 29-year-old married woman on the pretext of showing his home in ...

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A man was arrested for allegedly raping a 29-year-old married woman on the pretext of showing his home in the Nalasopara area of Palghar district, said police.

The accused also took some obscene photographs of the woman and based on that, he threatened the victim of making them viral and threatened to kill her husband as well, police said.

Following the victim's complaint, Achole Police registered a case against the accused, identified as Akash Vitthal Sankpal, under the Indian Penal Code and arrested him.

According to the police, the accused and the victim both are known to each other for the last three years and are neighbours as well. Later, the woman narrated the ordeal to his husband after which the couple approached to the police and filed a complaint. After registering a case, police arrested the accused and presented him before the court from where he was sent to Police custody.

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