Man booked for blackmailing, raping woman in Kanpur Dehat

KANPUR: A man was booked for blackmailing and raping a woman in Mangalpur area of Kanpur Dehat district on Thursday.
According to police, the man allegedly filmed the woman while she was taking a bath and later used the clip to blackmail her.
The clip used by the accused was allegedly recorded by him in May this year.
The accused has been identified as Rohit alias Babu.
The woman lives with her in-laws in a village under Mangalpur police station, while her husband works in a private firm in New Delhi.
Rohit, resident of the same locality as hers, had filmed her video while she was taking a bath in her house. The same night Rohit barged into her house and threatened to make her video viral on social media if she did not get sexually involved with him.
“When she tried to resist, Rohit threatened her of dire consequences, pointed a gun on her and then raped her,” said police sources.
When the woman watched the clip, she realised that she was filmed by Rohit from the top as her bathroom does not have a ceiling. Following this, she apprised her husband about the matter. Her husband arrived from New Delhi and approached the local police, but the police did not pay heed to their complaint, said the woman. They then filed a case in the court.
In her complaint, the woman accused Rohit of blackmailing and raping her, and threatening her and her husband of dire consequences.
The police lodged a complaint on Thursday and started an investigation into the matter.
“On the instructions of the court, an FIR has been lodged against Rohit and further investigations are underway in this regard,” said inspector, Mangalpur police station, Amod Kumar Singh.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)