Man held for raping, threatening 22-year-old woman in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A man has been arrested in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar area on charges of raping a 22-year-old woman.
According to the police, the accused, identified as Shahrukh, allegedly hid his identity and threatened the woman.
The incident was reported to the Karawal Nagar police station on Friday. The woman claimed that Shahrukh had engaged in a physical relationship with her in October 2020 while concealing his true identity. It was only in January of this year that the woman discovered Shahrukh's religion and expressed her desire to end the relationship.
However, during their time together, Shahrukh had secretly captured explicit photos and videos of the woman through WhatsApp video calls without her knowledge.
He allegedly pressured her to continue their relationship, threatening to share the photos and videos on social media, the police said.
A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at Karawal Nagar police station and an investigation taken up. The accused has been arrested, the officer said.
He works at a tailoring shop in the Seelampur area and befriended the woman by hiding his identity to enhance his prospects. There is no angle of "love jihad", the police added.
"Love jihad" is a term often used by BJP leaders and right-wing activists to allege a ploy by Muslim men to lure Hindu women into religious conversion through marriage.
(With inputs from PTI)
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)