New Delhi:

A lady from West Bengal’s Darjeeling was allegedly raped in Delhi for every week by her pal who additionally thrashed and tortured her by “pouring sizzling dal”, police stated on Tuesday.

The accused, recognized as Paras (28), was booked for rape, sodomy, and inflicting damage. He was arrested on February 2, they added.

The girl had been staying with Paras for round a month in a rented lodging in Raju Park in south Delhi’s Neb Sarai space, the police stated.

In keeping with the police, the incident got here to gentle on January 30, when the Neb Sarai police station acquired a PCR name informing {that a} girl was being crushed by her husband.

A police crew rushed to the spot, rescued the lady and rushed her to AIIMS, officers stated.

The girl had round 20 harm marks on her physique when she was hospitalised. She was just lately discharged, they added.

“When police enquired concerning the matter, the lady said that she hailed from Darjeeling in West Bengal and got here involved with the accused over the cellphone,” a senior police officer stated.

She befriended Paras and was in contact with him for the final 3-4 months, the officer stated.

The girl was supposed to succeed in Bengaluru within the first week of January as she had received a job of a home maid, the officer stated.

As she had a prepare by way of Delhi, she determined to take a halt and meet Paras who then requested her to remain right here and even assured to assist her discover a job. On his assurance, she stayed with him in a rented lodging in Raju Park, the officer added.

Nonetheless, as the times handed, the accused allegedly began beating her up and even sexually assaulted her for every week, the officer stated quoting the lady.

At one occasion, Paras even allegedly “poured sizzling dal (lentils) over her” resulting from which she suffered burn accidents, the officer added.

Based mostly on the lady’s criticism, the police registered an FIR on January 30 below sections 323 (voluntarily inflicting damage), 376 (rape) and 377 (sodomy) of the Indian Penal Code and arrested the accused on February 2, the police officer additional stated.

Paras, who’s from Uttarakhand, labored as a prepare dinner at an eatery in Delhi, the police stated.

Additional probe within the matter is underway, they added.

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