A 22-year-old woman living in a posh residential society in Pune was allegedly raped inside her home by a courier delivery staff. According to the police, the accused entered the woman’s apartment after she stepped inside to check her phone for an OTP.
Reports suggest the accused sprayed something on the woman’s face, causing her to fall unconscious, and then raped her. Before fleeing the scene, the accused allegedly clicked a selfie using the survivor’s phone and left a message that read, “I will come again.”
The incident reportedly occurred around 7:30 pm. A case has been registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to rape, assaulting a woman, and criminal intimidation.
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Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajkumar Shinde said, “Yesterday, around 7:30 pm, a delivery boy with a bank envelope reached the flat of a 22-year-old woman. When she went inside to get the PIN for the courier, he closed the door (and raped her). Ten teams, five from the crime branch and five zonal teams, are working on this case. The woman had been unconscious since 7:30 pm. Forensic experts were called to check (if something was sprayed on her). A selfie was found in the woman’s phone. We are analysing it.”
The Pune police are investigating the incident.