Uttar Pradesh man held in Vadodara for ‘raping’ aspiring actress

Assistant Commissioner of Police, A Division, Megha Tewar, told this newspaper that the accused had been living in Vadodara for almost one-and-a-half years and unemployed for over five months.

“Initially, we thought that the accused was a resident of UP as per the complaint of the victim but during investigation, we learned that he was in Vadodara… He raped the woman and threatened to make her nude pictures viral if she did not concede to his demands of extortion,” said Tewar adding that the accused was involved in several other sexual assault cases over five years.

“His cellphone that has been confiscated has several nude photos of other women, who he has assaulted and blackmailed over the past five years… We are getting in touch with the Delhi Police and other agencies to ascertain if any similar complaints are pending in their jurisdictions,” Tewar said.