Satna Shocker: Man Rapes Woman Posing as Army Jawan in Madhya Pradesh, Blackmails Her Using Private Photos and Videos; Arrested
A man in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman after posing as an Army jawan and blackmailing her with private photos and videos. The accused, Kapilesh Sharma, befriended the woman on Facebook in 2023, pretending to be an Army jawan.
Satna, October 19: A man in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman after posing as an Army jawan and blackmailing her with private photos and videos. The accused, Kapilesh Sharma, befriended the woman on Facebook in 2023, pretending to be an Army jawan. The two entered into a relationship, but when the woman discovered that Sharma was actually a cook at a private hostel, she ended the relationship.
According to the police, Sharma repeatedly raped the woman, using private photos and videos to blackmail her. The woman eventually filed a complaint under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (PC), including section 376, which pertains to rape. A police investigation led to Sharma's arrest on October 18 in Maharashtra’s Nagpur. Nagpur Horror: Man Rapes 9-Year-Old Girl in Maharashtra’s Pardi, Gives INR 20 to Victim’s Younger Sister To Stay Silent; Probe Launched.
In a similar case earlier, the Delhi Police arrested a 28-year-old man for raping a woman constable on the pretext of marriage after posing as an Indian Army officer. The accused had met the woman, a constable with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), through a matrimonial website, where he falsely claimed to be a serving Major in the Indian Army. Amritsar Shocker: Elderly Man Allegedy Rapes 9-Year-Old Girl in Baba Deep Singh Colony, Arrested Under POCSO Act.
When police arrived to arrest him, the accused, his family members, and others locked up and attacked the officers. Despite the confrontation, the man was eventually apprehended .
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