Mumbai: 39-year-old man held for raping, assaulting senior citizen woman

A 39yearold man has been arrested here for allegedly raping a 64yearold senior citizen woman after offering to drop her home Mumbai Police said on WednesdayUmesh Gulabrao Dhok the accused was arrested on Tuesday night and a court sent him in police custody for seven days an official saidThe woman was found lying injured in Shanti Nagar area of suburban Mankhurd earlier on Tuesday and was admitted to the civicrun Rajawadi hospitalAs per her complaint Dhok offered to drop her home but instead took her to his place He then allegedly raped her and beat her up before throwing her outHe was booked under Indian Penal Code sections 323 assault and 376 rape and further probe was on the police official saidMeanwhile in an another incident an assistant director working on a web series fell victim to a sextortion racket The Malwani Police have initiated an investigation into the matter Mumbai Police sources said on WednesdayA case against an unidentified woman has been registered by the police and further investigations are underway sources saidAccording to the police the 46yearold complainant an assistant director in a web series had traveled to Kolkata in West Bengal last week to attend his nephews wedding During this time he downloaded a dating app and connected with a woman who identified herself as Janhvi Subsequently they engaged in mobile conversations during which the woman coerced the complainant into performing an unwanted actFollowing the act the woman escalated the situation by initiating a video call After the call she extended an invitation for an inperson meeting To add to the distress the complainant received a video on WhatsApp the next day The blackmailer allegedly demanded Rs 35000 stipulating that failure to comply would result in the video being circulated to all groups official sources addedFearing a scandal the complainant promptly sent the money and was further instructed to send more amount by January 1 they saidThe ordeal did not end as the complainant received another message from a different number threatening to make the video viral if he did not send Rs 40000 an official saidThe complainant then reached out to the police and reported the matterA case has been registered based on his complaint under section 385 34 and 506 of IPC and section 66E 66D and 66A The police are further investigating the matter an officer from Malwani police station saidwith PTI inputs