28-year-old woman alleges rape, two men booked in Navi Mumbai

Mumbai city news: The woman was unable to take the officers to the crime spot after lodging the complaint.

The Rabale MIDC police have booked two people for allegedly raping a 28-year-old woman in a car on Monday.

The alleged victim, who stays at Dockyard Road, had been asking for the money from the accused for several months. (HT)

According to the police, one of the accused had taken some money from the victim’s brother last year ad was taking time to repay it.

The victim, who stays in Dockyard Road, had been asking for the money from the accused for several months.

“In her statement, she has said that the accused called her to Vashi on Monday evening on the pretext of returning the money. When she reached, she saw another person in his car. The two men took her to Ghansoli in the car and allegedly raped her inside it,” said an officer from Rabale MIDC police station.

“They abandoned her and fled the spot. She later came to the police station and narrated the incident,” he said.

The police have registered a case against the accused and his friend under section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The woman was unable to take the officers to the crime spot after lodging the complaint.

An officer said, “We are verifying the authenticity of the case. If we find something amiss, legal action will be taken against her too.”