Mumbai: Man held for ‘raping’ 37-year-old woman

Land belonging to rape convict auctioned for Rs 91 lakhs as Rs 90 lakh compensation has to be given to rape victim. (Representational Image)

The Virar police arrested a man last week for allegedly raping a 37-year-old woman several times. According to the police, the woman, a homemaker, and her husband, who works at a company which manufactures notebooks, do not have any children. In the past, she had multiple miscarriages and also delivered a stillborn baby. Advice and treatment from gynecologists and fertility experts didn’t help.

According to the police, in 2011, the woman’s husband came to know of the accused, who claimed to solve people’s problems through rituals. The couple then met the accused, who assured to find a solution. “In the beginning, he would conduct rituals in the presence of the couple,” a police officer said.

When the woman did not conceive, the couple stopped visiting the accused. However, in 2017, the woman again approached the accused, the police said.

“This time, the accused allegedly persuaded the woman’s husband to send her to his flat alone,” the officer said.

The woman has alleged that the accused would hypnotise her and sexually assault her. The woman was allegedly raped at least 12 times between May 2017 and November 2018, the police said.

“We have arrested the accused on the basis of the woman’s complaint. He has been remanded in judicial custody,” said Inspector Ghanshyam Adhav.