Woman promised role in TV soap, raped by 2 men in Zirakpur hotel

The victim was taken to the hotel at Lohgarh Road on September 25 by a friend who claimed the two men were from Mumbai who were looking for a new face for TV soaps

A woman lured to a Zirakpur hotel on the promise of being offered roles in television soaps was raped by two men on the intervening night of September 25 and 26.

A woman was raped in a Zirakpur hotel by two men promising to give her a role in TV soaps. (HT Photo)

The woman said in her police complaint that she had been taken to the hotel at Lohgarh Road on September 25 by a friend who claimed the two men were from Mumbai, had edited reality shows and were looking for a new face for TV soaps.

After meeting them, the woman said she was offered a cold drink and told that she had been shortlisted for the role. The two men then raped her after the friend left the room.

A case was registered against Dinesh and Sunil Ram of Nasik under Sections 376D of the Indian Penal Code. The men are yet to be arrested.