A non-resident Indian was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International airport for allegedly raping a woman he had met her through matrimonial website in 2017, police said on Friday.
The accused was later identified as Ravinder Singh, hails from Jalandhar district in Punjab, they said.
According to police, the woman filed a case on March 27, 2018 stating that she came in contact with Singh through the matrimonial website.
”He reportedly intoxicated the victim and raped her On December 12, 2017. He later convinced her that he would marry her soon, but instead left Delhi,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Vijayanta Arya said.
”Thereafter, the victim got to know that Singh was already married and was living in the United Kingdom, where he used to work as a security guard,” the DCP said.
As part of the probe, raids were conducted in the accused’s village in Punjab, but he did not join the investigation, police said, adding a lookout circular was also issued against him.
Ravinder Singh was arrested on Thursday from the IGI Airport while he was returning from UK to visit his family in Jalandhar.
-Sai Kumar
