Man accused of spiking drink, raping neighbour

Times News Network
Ludhiana: The police on Tuesday booked a 28-year-old Ludhiana resident for raping his neighbour.
The 27-year-old woman said in her police complaint, “I had got married in 2016. Due to strained relations, I parted ways with my husband and started living with my parents in November 2019. The accused lives in our locality. He befriended me and promised to marry me. Even his mother had consented to our alliance.”
In March, during the lockdown, the accused called her to his house. “He was alone at home and offered me a cold drink. It was laced with sedatives as I lost consciousness after having it. The accused then raped me and clicked my pictures. On gaining consciousness, I objected to it, but he said he would soon marry me,” she added.
In July, when she asked him to marry her, he started skirting the issue. “He threatened to make my pictures viral if I lodged a complaint against him. He said he had links with drug peddlers and that he would murder me and my family. Thereafter, I told my parents about it and lodged a police complaint on July 21,” she said.
ASI Daljit Singh said after investigation, an FIR was lodged under sections 376 (rape) and 417 (punishment for cheating) of the IPC.
Labourer, 25, arrested for sexually abusing 7-yr-old
The police have arrested a 25-year-old labourer for raping his seven-year-old neighbour on Monday night.
The minor’s father said in his police complaint, “We live in a rented accommodation and the accused lives nearby. On Monday evening, when my wife was sleeping, the accused lured my daughter with candies to his room. There, he raped her. My wife woke up on hearing our daughter’s screams and rushed to the room of the accused. When she raised the alarm, the accused escaped from there.”
Investigating officer sub-inspector Sunita Kaur said the accused has been arrested under sections 376 (rape) of IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.