CHENNAI: A 27-year-old man was arrested on Friday for raping a woman after inviting her to a hotel in Sholinganallur in August last year and spiking her drink.
The arrested man was identified as A Rahul, 27. He connected with the woman through a matrimony website. Rahul, who worked as a software engineer before, was recently employed at a private firm in Kerala.
Police said the woman spoke to Rahul on social media for more than three months before they decided to meet at a hotel in Semmencherry. Police said that while she was having dinner, Rahul spiked her drink and raped her after she fell unconscious. When the woman regained consciousness, he promised that he would marry her.
Later, when the woman insisted that they get married, he refused. The woman then lodged a complaint at the Guindy all-women police station. Police arrested Rahul and remanded him in judicial custody on Thursday.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
