E-rickshaw driver, accused of raping woman in Aligarh, arrested in Uttar-Pradesh

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Aligarh: An e-rickshaw driver accused of raping a woman passenger at a hotel in Aligarh was arrested after an encounter with the police.

The accused has been identified as Subhan, he sustained bullet injuries during exchange of fire. He was later admitted to the hospital.

As per police, the woman had arrived in the city by bus and was looking for a place to stay when the accused approached and took her to a reasonable priced hotel. However, after she checked in, Subhan forced his way into the hotel room, locked the door and allegedly raped her.

The police said the woman is from neighbouring Kasganj district and had come to Aligarh for some work. As her work was delayed, she decided to stay at the hotel for the night.

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She later lodged a complaint, after which a case was registered at Bannadevi police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

After the complaint was filed, a team from the Criminal Investigation Wing was deployed to trace the accused.

Using CCTV footage and electronic surveillance, the police team tracked the accused to a house in the Nagla Patwari locality under the Kuwarsi police station limits. When the police team raided the hideout, the accused opened fire at them using an unlicensed weapon. Police retaliated in self-defence,” said police

Subhan was injured in the exchange of fire and admitted to the District Malkhan Singh Hospital, where doctors said his condition was stable.

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