Patiala: Man, father booked for rape, cheating

PATIALA: The police here have booked two persons, including a man and his father, on rape and cheating charges following the complaint made by a woman. The rape survivor said in her complaint that one of the accused had raped her on the pretext of marriage.
The police said the medical examination of the rape survivor was conducted, but the reports were awaited. They said the investigation in the matter is still underway, though the case was registered immediately on the complaint of the woman, who runs a restaurant.
The case was registered with Civil Lines police here under various sections of IPC including rape, criminal breach of trust, cheating, etc. The police have identified the accused rapist as Sahib Singh of Patiala.
"The rape survivor said she used to run a restaurant in the city's posh area where the accused were running their own restaurant just adjacent to hers. She said the accused raped her in October last year and since then was exploiting her physically on the pretext of marriage. The rape survivor also claimed that the accused had planned only to get her restaurant closed as she was their competitor. She also claimed that the accused withdrew all her money in three months and then refused to marry her," said civil lines SHO.
The survivor said when she had gone to the house of accused she was rebuked and thrashed by the accused and his father.
"We have registered the case and initiated the probe. The accused are yet to be nabbed as they are on the run," said the police officer.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault).