A 38-year-old man was arrested by the Mulund police on Saturday for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marrying her. He also duped her of Rs 7 lakh.
The accused, Nitin Shamrao Zende is a resident of Mulund and was produced in a court on Sunday. He was remanded to police custody.
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As per the police, Zende and the complainant were friends as they used to work in the same office. After getting to know each other over a period of time, the complainant revealed to him that she was divorced and would have frequent disputes with her husband and his family. She was also a single mother.
A police officer told <a title="38-yr-old promises to marry woman, rapes her, arrested" href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/38-yr-old-promises-to-marry-woman-rapes-her-arrested/story-ETobliyes5qRo9JutPjPoN.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hindustan Times</a>, &ldquo;Zende, who was married, promised the complainant that he would get married to her. Following this, he raped her on multiple occasions and also demanded a sum of Rs 10 lakh to get married. The woman ended up paying him Rs 7 lakh.&thinsp;He then started avoiding the topic of marriage and eventually, started ignoring her.&rdquo;
In a similar incident, a 22-year old woman was raped by five men in Thane district. The girl was mentally ill and was raped by a fruit vendor, then an auto driver and his three friends. The accused have been sentenced to 20 years of jail.&nbsp;
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