Pune Rape Case: Woman raped by a man posing as a courier guy

New Delhi (India) July 3: An unknown guy acting as a courier delivery professional is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman in her house on Wednesday night in the Kondhwa area of Pune.

Police claim that after asking the woman for a pen so she could sign a document, the accused turned around and went inside the flat. Then he closed the door and locked it.

According to Rajkumar Shinde, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 5), the woman cannot remember what happened next. Around 8:30 p.m., she regained consciousness and told her family, who notified the police.

He said, "The woman does not remember anything (further) as she gained consciousness around 8:30 p.m. The woman then informed her relatives and subsequently police were alerted." 

He also added, “A total of 10 teams, five of the crime branch and five zonal teams, are working on the case. The woman had been unconscious since 7:30 pm.”

Investigators believe the attacker may have made her unconscious with a sedative or chemical spray. The possibility is being investigated by forensic teams.

The man also left a terrifying voicemail on the woman's phone which cautioned her against reporting the crime.

According to reports, he used her phone to take a selfie and threatened to post the images online if she talked about the attack.

Police claimed that efforts were being made to track down the culprit, whose face was shown in local CCTV footage.

The event took place in the city's Kondhwa neighbourhood on Wednesday at approximately 7:30 p.m. The woman's brother was out of town, so she was alone in the flat. She works for a private company.

A case has been filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita's sections 64 (punishment for rape), 77 (voyeurism), and 351(2) (criminal intimidation).

To investigate whether a chemical was employed during the attack, forensic specialists were also dispatched to the area.

Aadrika Tayal