Uzbek woman alleges rape, police start probing

A 22-year-old Uzbek woman has alleged that she was raped for nearly six months by a man who had offered her a job in south Delhi's Mehrauli area, police said.

New Delhi: A 22-year-old Uzbek woman has alleged that she was raped for nearly six months by a man who had offered her a job in south Delhi's Mehrauli area, police said.

She alleged that the accused took away her passport and money, they added.

The accused is yet to be arrested as the victim has not recorded her statement in front of a magistrate, said a senior police officer.

In her complaint, the woman alleged that the accused got in touch with her through Facebook and posed as senior executive with a Gurgaon-based company, he said.

After she came to India, he took away her passport and money and started living with her and raped her over a period of six months, they added.

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