Hyderabad: A 70-year-old retired government employee has been booked for allegedly raping the maid working at his house in Madhapur area here, police said on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old woman, who was working at the house of one M Somi Reddy for the past five months, yesterday lodged a complaint with Madhapur police against Reddy, accusing him of raping her on two occasions and also attempting to rape her on June 10, though she managed to escape from his house, Sub-Inspector A Satyanarayana said.