Investigation into the rape FIR filed by a 22-year-old woman against a 25-year-old man at the Oshiwara police station have left the police puzzled owing to contradictions in the alleged victim’s statements.

Hotel CCTV footage and mobile CDR records established that the accused was at a Bandra hotel at the time of the alleged incident, and not at the complainant’s residence as claimed. When these findings were presented in court during the accused’s anticipatory bail plea, the judge reportedly directed the investigating officer to file a detailed report and orally instructed that action be taken against the complainant if the case is proven false.