Ex-Colaba corporator booked in rape case

A case of rape has been registered against a former Colaba corporator after a 38-year-old married woman approached the police on Tuesday.

The Colaba police said even though the alleged rape happened in 2007, the case was registered only on Tuesday.

We are careful with the case as the incident took place four years ago. All the facts have to be ascertained to investigate the case, said an officer.

The complainant has also named another woman in the FIR,for abetting the crime, the police said.

Meanwhile, police sources said the woman had registered a non-cognizable case against the accused in 2007. She had accused him of using foul language and teasing her. We had registered an non-cognizable case then,the officer said.

We are investigating the case from all possible angles, said the officer.

UPDATE: The Hon’ble Sessions Court in an Oral Judgement passed on 13th May 2014, acquitted the Accused No.1 of the offense punishable u/s 376 IPC (rape). The Accused No.2 was also acquitted. The Court in its judgement observed that though the Prosecutrix had deposed, “…in view of the other facts and circumstances on record, her evidence does not seem probable and worthy of credence..”

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