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Mumbai: BJP corporator booked for allegedly raping 27-year-old woman

ANI
Published : Sep 13, 2017, 11:39 am IST
Updated : Sep 13, 2017, 11:39 am IST

A case has been registered under Sections 376, 323, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The victim speaks to the media. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)
 The victim speaks to the media. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator of Kalyan (West), Daya Gaikwad, has been booked for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman from Thane.

A case has been registered under Sections 376, 323, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

"BJP corporator Daya Gaikwad raped me at house of Ashwini Dhumal on September 26," said the victim.

The victim said that she got to know about Gaikwad through Facebook.

"He said that he would marry me. I didn't know that he was married," the victim said.

The police is probing into the matter.

Tags: rape, sexual offence, indian penal code, crimes against women
Location: India, Maharashtra, Mumbai (Bombay)