UP: Man arrested for abducting, raping woman

She also alleged that the accused had threatened to kill her, the police officer said.Based on the womans statement, IPC sections 376 rape and 506 criminal intimidation were added to the case, the SHO added.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a woman here, police said on Thursday. According to the police, the accused allegedly lured the woman on the pretext of marriage and she was rescued from near Tadi Baragaon village five days later on August 29.

Based on a complaint by the woman's father on August 25, a case under IPC sections 363 (kidnapping) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage) was registered against the accused, SHO Atul Kumar Mishra said.

In her statement to the police, the woman claimed that the accused abducted and raped her. She also alleged that the accused had threatened to kill her, the police officer said.

Based on the woman's statement, IPC sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) were added to the case, the SHO added.

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