The Mangalwara police hasbooked an Ujjain-based engineer for sexually assaulting a 23-year-old girl for the past eight months in the name of marrying her. A complaint was lodged with the Mangalwara police on Saturday.
According to the police, the victim was sexually assaulted by the accused Satish Sharma several times at a hotel in Mangalwara area.
In her complaint, the victim stated that in the month of March, 2018, she became friend with the accused over Facebook and later developed relationship with the accused assuring her of marriage.
The accused, Satish Sharma, used to live in Ujjain after he became friend he lured the victim of marriage and later took her to a hotel where he sexually assaulted the victim. The victim was sexually exploited and was threatened by the accused to keep mum.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 376 of the IPC. After the case was registered the accused went absconding and is still at large.
The accused used to work with a private firm as engineer in Ujjain and after the victim continued to call him for marriage he switched off the mobile phone and went absconding. A police team would be dispatched to Ujjain in search of the absconding accused.
During the investigation police have collected details from the hotel where the accused would visit with the victim. The two used to visit the same hotel said police.