Man posing as delivery agent rapes Pune woman, took selfie, issued threat

Pune: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped at her home in Pune’s Kondhwa area on Wednesday evening by an unidentified man who posed as a courier delivery executive, police said.

The incident took place around 7:30 pm when the woman was alone at home. The man reportedly gained entry by claiming to deliver a parcel. After assaulting her, he took a selfie using her phone and left a threatening message, warning her against reporting the crime, stating he would  share them on social media, news agency quoted deputy commissioner of police (Zone 5) Rajkumar Shinde as saying.

Yesterday, around 7:30 pm, a delivery boy with a bank envelope entered the flat of a 22-year-old woman. When she went inside her home to get the pin for the courier, he closed the door and raped her, DCP Shinde said.

“A total of 10 teams, five of the crime branch and five zonal teams, are working on the case… The woman had been unconscious since 7:30 pm,” he said, adding that an offence under the BNS sections 64, 77, and 351(2) has been registered under the jurisdiction of Kondhwa Police Station of Pune. Providing further details, an official said, “The man came to her house posing as a courier delivery agent and gained entry. He asked for a pen to sign (a document) and as she turned her back to him, he came inside the house and latched the door.”

“The woman does not remember anything (further) as she gained consciousness around 8.30 pm. The woman then informed her relatives and subsequently police were alerted,” Shinde added.

Authorities suspect that the attacker may have used a substance to render her unconscious. “There is a possibility that the accused used some substance to make her unconscious. The police were verifying if any spray was used,” the official added.

CCTV footage from the area captured the suspect’s face, and police are currently trying to identify and trace him. “The face of the accused has been captured in one of the CCTV cameras in the area and efforts were on to trace him,” news agency quoted an official as saying.

Forensic experts were also called to the scene to examine whether a chemical was used during the attack. “Forensic experts were called on the spot to check (if something had been sprayed on her). A selfie was found in the woman’s phone. We are analysing it,” the official confirmed. (Agencies)