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A 30-year-old professor of Delhi University has been arrested for raping a 25-year-old student.

Student accuses DU professor of rape after promise of marriage

New Delhi:A 30-year-old professor of Delhi University has been arrested for raping a 25-year-old student. The accused had reportedly promised to marry the girl but later refused to do so.The incident was reported from Rohini,Outer Delhi,where the woman is pursuing her BTech from Delhi College of Engineering. According to police,she had known the accused,Virendra Singh,for several years. “Singh,who teaches at Satyawati College,had established physical relations with the woman,after promising her marriage,” a senior police officer said.

However,the accused later denied having made any such promise and told the student that they would never get married. “The student tried to convince him but when he got engaged to another woman,she had no option but to approach police.The woman filed a rape case against Singh at KN Katju Marg police station,following which Singh was arrested,” the officer said.

Couple’s body found under flyover in Outer Delhi,police suspect suicide

New Delhi:Disfigured bodies of a 21-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman was found near the railway tracks of Outer Delhi’s Samaipur Badli area on Thursday morning. Police said it appeared to be a case of suicide. The couple,identified as Amit and Geeta,both residents of Samaipur Badli,were working together at a cooler manufacturing company and knew each other for more than three years,police said. They were in a relationship,police said. According to police,Amit’s face was disfigured while Geeta’s right arm and leg had deep cut marks. It seemed the bodies had been run over by a train,police said. Police suspect it to be a case of suicide. Police said Amit’s family had raised objections to his relationship with Geeta,as she was older to him. Geeta’s family,too did not approve of her relationship with Amit. However,no suicide note was found,police said.

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