An American woman has claimed she was repeatedly raped after being lured to India to marry a lawyer she met on Facebook.
The 45-year-old nurse from Florida quit her job, sold her house and traveled to India on July 3 to marry the man after he befriended her on social media and invited her to his home country, India. Times of India and Bhaskar report.
The woman told local police that after landing at Delhi airport, the man took her to a hotel in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan state, where she said he raped her several more times between July 3 and 21.
During this time, they reportedly stayed in hotels in Jaipur and the city of Ajmer, before the man promised her that they would get married and organised a wedding ceremony on July 15 at a temple in Nasirabad, only to realise shortly after that it was all a ruse.
She reportedly discovered that the woman he had introduced to her as his cousin at their fake wedding was actually his pregnant wife, with whom he already had a ten-year-old son, after the alleged scammer took her to his home.
The woman told local police that after landing at Delhi airport, the man took her to a hotel in Jaipur (stock image of the city above), the capital of Rajasthan state, where she claims he raped her. The woman claims he raped her several more times between July 3 and July 21.
During this time, they reportedly stayed in hotels in Jaipur (file image above) and the city of Ajmer, before the man promised her that they would get married and organised a wedding ceremony on July 15 at a temple in Nasirabad, only to realise shortly after that it was all a ruse.
The American woman filed a complaint with local police through an NGO on July 25, saying she discovered the scammer had tricked and raped her.
The man was arrested by Indian police for rape and cheating under the pretext of marriage on July 31 when he was discharged from hospital, where he was treated for gunshot wounds to his leg and chest that he said he sustained while cleaning his friend’s rifle.
Bundhi Superintendent of Police Hanuman Prasad Meena told the Indian Express About the case: ‘The accused took her to the hotel where they were staying for a while.
‘Later, he took the woman to Ajmer and she stayed there for a while.
According to the woman, the accused never told her that he was married.
‘On July 15, he took the woman to a temple and married her. She asked the man to take her home.
‘The man initially refused, but then introduced her to his family in Ajmer.
‘There it was learned that he was already married and had a 10-year-old child.
‘His wife is pregnant with another child. Then they both had a fight and the woman returned to Jaipur.’
The investigating officer added that the man had used his friend’s card to check into the hotels where he stayed with the woman.