Woman, 32, Raped By Neighbour In Jharkhand: Cops
A 32-year-old woman in Jharkhand's Dumka district has accused her neighbor of rape and blackmail. The police have arrested the accused, who allegedly used a video clip to coerce the victim.
Why it matters
This case underscores the prevalence of gender-based violence and the use of digital extortion in rural crime.
A 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a neighbour in Jharkhand's Dumka district, police said on Saturday.The accused was arrested on Friday, after the woman lodged a complaint at Dumka Town police station on June 29, they said.The man had been allegedly blackmailing her over a video clip, a police officer said."Based on the complaint, we arrested the accused, who has been sent to jail after being produced in a court. An investigation is underway," Dumka Town police station in-charge Ashok Ram said.In her complaint, the woman stated that the accused took her on his scooter to a nursing training centre, and allegedly raped her inside a room of the building under the pretext of deleting the video.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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