Property Dealer Arrested For Raping Woman in Delhi

Both had been friends for the last one and a half years...

On Wednesday, a 36-year-old woman was allegedly raped and blackmailed by a property dealer in south Delhi's Mehrauli, police said.

A case under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered on Tuesday after a woman filed a complaint, who is a resident of Mehrauli.

Police have arrested the 38-year-old accused named Rahul, police said.

In her complaint, the woman alleged that she wanted to buy a flat and came in contact with Rahul. They had been friends for the last one and a half years.

"She said Rahul raped her on several occasions," said a senior police officer said.

A total of 60, 96,310 crimes, comprising 36, 63,360 Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and 24, 32,950 Special and Local Laws crimes were registered nationwide.

It is a 7.65 percent annual decrease from 66, 01,285 crimes in 2020; the crime rate has decreased from 487.8 in 2020 to 445.9 in 2021, but still significantly higher from 385.5 in 2019.

In 2021, offenses affecting the human body contributed 30 percent, offenses against property contributed 20.8 percent, and miscellaneous IPC crimes contributed 29.7 percent of all cognizable IPC crimes.