A man was booked for raping his 21-year-old online friend after taking her to a hotel on the pretext of introducing her to his family members on Tuesday.
The accused, Arshdeep Mann of Ber Kalan village of Sangrur, had befriended the victim on a multimedia instant messaging application.
The complainant said, “On June 6, the accused took me to a hotel on Pakhowal Road to introduce me to his sister and brother-in-law. He took me to a room and sexually assaulted me. He also warned me against telling anybody about the incident.”
Sub-inspector Rajandeep Singh, who is investigating the case, said the accused had claimed that he wanted to marry the complainant, and therefore wanted to introduce her to his family members.
A case under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code has been lodged against the accused at the Sadar police station.