Delhi woman lawyer alleges rape by senior in court chamber

NEW DELHI: A 32-year-old woman lawyer has alleged that a senior colleague raped her at his chamber in the Saket court complex on Saturday night after calling her on the pretext of discussing a case.

Police have registered an FIR and arrested the accused lawyer. DCP (south) Romil Baaniya said the survivor’s statement had been recorded.

The woman said she was working in her chamber when the accused, who is in his 50s, called her to “discuss a case”. She found the man in an inebriated state and instead of discussing work, he offered her a drink, which she refused. The accused then spoke to her indecently and sexually assaulted her, the complaint said.

After the rape, the accused allegedly threatened the survivor against speaking to anyone about the assault and left the chamber.

The woman then called the police and was subsequently taken for a medical examination to confirm the assault. A case of rape under IPC section 376 was registered and a team was sent to the arrest the accused.

The lawyer was arrested from his house in Sangam Vihar, south Delhi, and produced before Saket court. A crime team also visited the chamber to collect evidence. It has been sealed for forensic examination.

Cops are also going through CCTV footage from the vicinity of the chamber to ascertain the sequence of events. The accused’s biological samples have also been collected and his phone details are being scanned.