A senior police officer confirmed {that a} case has been registered in opposition to the jeweller.
Mumbai:
A 55-year-old jeweller who approached Mumbai Police for registering a theft case in opposition to his 27-year-old lady home assist was booked on the cost of sexual assault after the sufferer disclosed her ordeal throughout questioning, an official mentioned on Tuesday.
The investigation into the theft allegations took a dramatic flip when the girl disclosed that she was raped by the jeweller on a number of events.
The jeweller, accompanied by his spouse, approached the police on Saturday claiming his home assist had stolen Rs 15,000, resulting in the registration of a case beneath part 306 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in opposition to the girl who was taken into custody.
The girl initially admitted to stealing the cash. She, nonetheless, broke down throughout questioning and disclosed the small print of repeated rape by the jeweller. She claimed that the assaults occurred within the jeweller’s bed room, typically within the absence of his spouse, the police official mentioned.
The girl, who’s married, said that she had been working on the jeweller’s residence since February 2024. She said the jeweller would incessantly molest her, making the most of conditions when she was alone, the official mentioned.
“The home assist initially thought the touches have been unintentional, however in late June, the accused touched her inappropriately and expressed that he ‘appreciated her’,” an investigating officer mentioned.
The girl additionally narrated how the jeweller threatened her at any time when she confronted him, claiming that nobody would imagine her as a result of she was only a servant. Regardless of her worry of shedding her job and never with the ability to discover one other, she mustered the braveness to inform him that she would report his behaviour to his spouse. The threats, nonetheless, continued, the officer added.
The state of affairs escalated on July 7 afternoon when the jeweller’s spouse left residence to stroll their canine.
The jeweller allegedly grabbed her within the kitchen and dragged her into the bed room the place he sexually assaulted her. She sustained accidents and her garments have been torn. The accused reportedly threatened her with dire penalties if she disclosed the incident, the officer added.
On July 18, the jeweller allegedly raped her once more after his spouse left the home. He threatened to kill her husband and their little one if she disclosed the incident, he mentioned.
To maintain the matter beneath wraps, the jeweller started providing her cash, which she refused. On one event, he even compelled a gold locket into her bag after getting back from an out-of-town journey.
The girl has been despatched for medical examination. A senior police officer confirmed {that a} case has been registered in opposition to the jeweller beneath related sections of the Indian Penal Code, together with rape, assault, and felony intimidation.
“The method of arresting the accused is underway, and we’re conducting an intensive investigation into the matter,” the officer mentioned.
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