COIMBATORE: A 25-year-old man has been booked for raping a 20-year-old woman, taking video of the act and blackmailing her. The east all-woman police have formed a special team to nab the accused, who is identified as E Vinothkumar, a resident of Podanur.
A police officer said Vinothkumar had befriended the woman, who was studying a diploma course in the city, on Instagram in January. “They later exchanged their mobile numbers and fell in love. On March 11, Vinothkumar took the woman to a room in the city, gave her soft drinks laced with sedatives and raped her. He also videographed the act.”
The officer said Vinothkumar had taken the woman to various places till September 8 and raped her by threatening to circulate her obscene video on social media. “He also tied the knot with the woman against her wishes. On Wednesday, he met the woman at her house and asked her to live with him. When she refused, Vinothkumar assaulted her and threatened her with dire consequences. The woman was admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital with injuries.”
Based on her complaint, police inspector A Dowlath Nisha registered a rape case against Vintohkumar, who was also booked under the Information Technology Act and Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
