Ghaziabad man offers MNC job to woman, rapes her

GHAZIABAD: A man allegedly raped a 22-year-old woman in Ghaziabad on the pretext of giving her a job on Thursday evening. The rape survivor said she met the person, identified as Ankur Tyagi, through her friend. Ankur from Ghaziabad had promised her a job at a multinational company in Noida, she alleged.
Ankur is also a functionary of a political outfit, police said. “The woman, originally from Bulandshahr, lives in a rented accommodation in Sihani gate area with her cousin,” an officer said.
According to the complaint, the man had called her to a hotel in Ghaziabad’s Sihani Gate area for a meeting, the cops said, adding that he made her consume a drink laced with sedatives.
After she fell unconscious, the accused raped her. “I gained consciousness after almost four hours and found myself lying on the bed without clothes. I then approached police and filed a complaint against Ankur,” the survivor told TOI.
The woman said, a month ago, she had quit her job in a private company in Noida. “I was looking for a job in Delhi-NCR, when a friend gave me Ankur’s mobile number saying he would help me. He then offered me a lucrative job in a Noida-based multinational firm and asked me to meet him on Thursday when the incident happened. He offered me a soft drink, which I had and fell unconscious,” she added.
Based on the complaint filed by the woman, an FIR has been registered against the accused under Section 376 (punishment of rape) of the IPC, said SP (city) Shlok Kumar. “Police are investigating the matter and CCTV footage of the hotel has been obtained. No arrest has been made so far,” Kumar added.