The Delhi Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) in the southeast Delhi's Sarita Vihar Police Station after a woman lodged a complaint against a man who was her tenant. The woman said that her tenant allegedly pressurised to marry her without revealing his actual identity and later ended up raping her.
The woman in her complaint alleged that, a man named Sahib Ali (20), who was staying as a tenant in her house made physical relation with the victim against her wishes.
She in her complaint stated that the accused did not reveal his real identity and introduced himself as Rahul and proposed her for marriage after the duo became friends.
“The accused married her and later forced her to convert into his religion. She further alleged that Hazisunnala, the father of Sahib Ali alias Rahul also touched her inappropriately and attempted sexual assault on her,” as per her complaint.
“On December 21, one woman, a resident of Sangam Vihar came to the police station and handed over her complaint to Sarita Vihar Police Station,” said a senior police official.
“It is alleged that one person namely Sahib Ali alias Rahul was staying as a tenant in her house. Both developed friendship. One day he took her to Ali Vihar where she met his father, mother, brother, sister and brother in law. A few days later, she was taken to his parents' house where he made physical relation with her against her wishes,” he said, adding that the woman's medical examination has been conducted.
“Based on the woman's complaint, an FIR was registered at Sarita Vihar Police Station under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 376 (rape), 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 406 (Punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 34 (common intention),” said the senior police official.