Kanpur:A landlord allegedly raped his tenant’s 20-year-old sister in a locality under Ghazipur police station of Fatehpur district on Thursday.
Taking advantage of the absence of the woman’s brother and sister-in-law, the accused entered the rented portion, gagged and raped her, said the police.
The survivor was living with her brother and sister-in-law in a house in a locality under the limits of Ghazipur police station for the last one year.
On Thursday, Prasad noticed that the woman’s brother and sister-in-law, who are private workers, were not present,He forcibly entered the house and raped her, he said. “Accused Bhola Prasad had gagged her using clothes and raped her. He threatened her with dire consequences, if she informed anyone,” said Inspector Ghazipur police station Sandeep Tiwari.
After her brother came home, she informed him about the incident. When he went to Prasad and questioned him, he was threatened. However, the victim lodged a complaint. Subsequently, the accused booked under relevant sections of IPC besides SC/ST Act and was arrested. The girl has been sent for medical examination.