Ballia, 15

March (HS): Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia

district on allegations of raping a 25-year-old lady under the guise of marriage,

a police officer said on Sunday. According to police, the lady filed a

complaint alleging that Krishna Rajbhar (24), a resident of Sahatwar Purab Tola

Phulwari village in the Sahatwar police station area, had intimate relationship

with her for six years and promised her marriage.

The woman

said in her lawsuit that when she became pregnant, Rajbhar informed her that he

was actively preparing for a job and so could not endure any costs at the time.

He asked her to get an abortion. The woman said that she took abortion pills

and agreed to marry Rajbhar after he acquired a job.

The

complainant said that after Rajbhar received the job, she visited his house to

discuss their marriage. However, his family members allegedly mistreated her,

forced her out of the house, and threatened to murder her. Kshitij Tripathi,

SHO of Kotwali police station, said on Sunday that a case was filed against

Krishna Rajbhar under sections 69 (sexual intercourse by deceptive means,

etc.), 89 (causing miscarriage without the woman's consent), 351(3) (criminal

intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of

peace) of the BNS. The culprit was apprehended on late Saturday night,

according to the SHO.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi