Nagpur: City police have on Monday registered a case of rape and cheating against Dharmadas Gedam following a complaint lodged by his 28-year-old girlfriend at New Kamptee police station. Despite having relations with the survivor, Gedam had twice got engaged with other women before being booked.
Gedam allegedly forced the woman to have physical relations with him at a lodge at Shegaon on a trip planned to celebrate her birthday. He had promised to marry her on the trip, and coerced her into a relationship. Gedam, a native of Chandrapur district, had come to the city to prepare for competitive examinations.
The victim was later surprised to learn that Gedam had got engaged with another woman last year. She had gone and met the woman, following which the engagement was called off. Gedam had once again got engaged to yet another woman this year, after which the victim had decided to lodge a complaint against him.
Police said Gedam and the victim, both preparing for competitive examinations, had met each other while studying together at a library. They had befriended each other in February 2019. Initially, they had just exchanged cellphone numbers and used to speak on the phone but later started dating each other.
Gedam and the woman had been going around in the city at different places before they planned the visit to Shegaon. Police said the two had gone to Shegaon by bus from Ganeshpeth.