UP: Man arrested for raping woman in Hathras

According to FIR, woman had gone to a plot near her house when the accused allegedly overpowered and raped her.

Hathras: A man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman in a village under the Chandpa police station area of Hathras district, police said.

According to the FIR lodged by the victim’s father, the woman had gone to a plot near her house on Saturday morning when the accused, identified as Rupesh alias Rupa (24), a resident of the same village, allegedly overpowered and raped her.

The complainant said the woman narrated the incident to her sister-in-law, who later informed the family. Based on the complaint, police registered a case and arrested the accused later in the evening.

Sadabad Circle Officer J N Asthana said a case has been registered. Further investigation is underway, he added.