Pune: 31-year-old man arrested after colleague accuses him of rape

A 31-year-old man working for a financial solutions company has been arrested on charges of raping his junior colleague. The complainant alleged that he raped her first time after serving alcohol at his home and later by threatening to circulate her photos.  An FIR in the case has been registered at Hinjewadi police station by the woman who is in her late 20s. The man lives in Bavdhan and hails from Bihar. According to the FIR registered late on Saturday, the accused raped the woman on June 6 and 10.

On June 6, the accused allegedly invited her to his home for dinner, served her whiskey and raped her. On June 10 he called her to his house, threatened to circulate her photos and raped her. At 2.30 am on June 25, he again called her after which she approached the police.

Police have booked the accused under IPC sections 376 (2)(n) for repeated rape and 354 (a) for sexual harassment by demanding sexual favours and 328 for causing hurt by means of poison with intent to commit crime.

Senior Inspector Vivek Muglikar, in-charge of Hinjewadi police station, said, “Further probe is on.”