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This is an archive article published on September 25, 2013

Man rapes 17-yr-old,threatens to post obscene pictures online,held

The incident was reported from South Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar area.

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Monday on charges of raping a 17-year-old girl,taking obscene pictures of her and extorting Rs 2 lakh by threatening that he would post the pictures on the Internet. The incident was reported from South Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar area.

The accused,identified as Firoz Khan,had allegedly extorted around Rs 2 lakh from the girl. In a complaint to police,the girl,a Class XII student,said she befriended Khan through Facebook. “Khan,who works with a private company,befriended the victim on Facebook. The girl said they met a few times at a coffee shop in South Extension and the accused also proposed marriage to her on several occasions,” a senior police officer said.

She alleged that Khan raped her on the pretext of marriage. “After a few months,Khan started to blackmail the victim. He told her that he had clicked some obscene photos without her knowledge and would post them on social networking sites. In return,he asked her to pay him every month,” a police officer said.

In her complaint,the girl said over a period of three months,she gave him Rs 2 lakh. She said Khan kept demanding more money,but she had run out of cash.

She then approached her parents and told them about the problem. Based on the victim’s complaint,a case under Sections 376 (rape) 384 (extortion) and 34 of the IPC and POCSO was registered against Khan.

Following the complaint,a medical examination of the girl was conducted,which confirmed rape. A team was then constituted and Khan was arrested.

Police have also seized their phones to see the contents of the messages that were exchanged between the two,police said.

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Meanwhile,a 54-year-old staff member at AIIMS molested a 25- year-old security guard in South Delhi on Sunday evening,police said. The accused identified as Diwan Chand was arrested after the victim filed a complaint against him.

In a complaint given to the police the woman said that she was on duty when Chand called her to a corner on the pretext of showing her something. Chand then allegedly took off his clothes and tried to grope her. The woman raised an alarm and called other staff members. She then made a PCR call,and the accused was arrested.

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