A 55-year-old lawyer has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Agra, news agency PTI reported, quoting police.
The woman, who is aged 37, registered a complaint at Ekta Police Station in Agra on November 7. In her plaint, she stated that a rape case was pending in a court.
The accused lawyer, identified as Jitendra, proposed a settlement between the two parties, which was agreed upon, PTI reported.
The police, while asserting more about the incident, asserted, “The woman alleged that on November 6, Jitendra called her for a settlement, manipulated her into getting into his car, and made her drink alcohol. Later, he took her to a hotel and raped her.”
Following the complaint, a case was registered based on the woman`s statements, and the accused lawyer was arrested on Sunday, PTI reported.
He has been sent to jail, the police said, adding that they are investigating the matter further.
Punjab AAP MLA Harmit Singh Pathanmajra, accused in rape case, flees to Australia
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Harmit Singh Pathanmarja, who has been on the run since September 2 in a rape case, is found to have fled to Australia after his appearance in a video interview, news agency ANI reported.
Pathanmajra appeared in the video interview on Friday with an Australia-based Punjabi web channel in which he claimed that he would “return home only after securing bail”. Denying all allegations, he termed the case a “political conspiracy”.
During the interview, Pathanmajra dismissed the allegations against him as “political conspiracy”, ANI reported. “I will return to Punjab only after getting bail,” ANI reported.
Pathanmajra, who is a first-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), faces serious charges relating to “rape, cheating, and criminal intimidation” and has been accused by a woman of “deceiving her” by claiming to be divorced before entering into a relationship in 2021.
The woman has also accused the AAP MLA of subjecting her to “sexual exploitation, threats, and harassment”, reported ANI.
The police attempted to arrest Pathanmajra on September 2 at a farmhouse in Haryana. However, The Australia Today reported, his supporters allegedly pelted stones and fired shots, helping him evade capture. A Patiala court later declared him an absconder after he skipped multiple hearings.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)