Woman raped in Jaipur

Jaipur: A forty-year-old woman was allegedly raped and blackmailed by a loan agent-cum-trader for nine years in Hasanpura area of the city, police said on Sunday.

Vicim filed an FIR with the Sadar Police station on the orders of the court following her "istgasa" (complaint) yesterday, SHO Rajendra Singh said. Police has lodged the case under various sections of IPC against Manoj, he said. Victim living alone in the city had clearly mentioned that she had earlier friendship with the accused for nine years, and he used to visit her home too. Accused was working as loan agent and was paying good interests on her money lent to customers, but all of sudden his intention turned bad, and committed rape on a number of occasions in the city hotels and her home, SHO said. The accused had blackmail her with obscene pictures, police said, adding he had stolen some stamp papers and cheques from her house also. So far no arrest was made as the statements of both the parties were being recorded, SHO added. PTI