A 28-year-old aspiring fashion model has alleged that she was raped in Greater Kailash area by a man who promised her employment with a leading fashion brand.
Police officials said the victim, who lives in F block of Greater Kailash I, alleged that she met the accused Umesh Aggarwal, a fashion photographer, through a social networking site last year and Umesh had assured the victim to help her get a break with an international fashion brand.
“In January, Umesh, a native of Jaipur, came to Delhi and stayed at a hotel in the R block of GK II. Next day, he called up the victim and asked her to come over to the hotel. During the meeting, the two developed physical relations. However, after returning to his native place, Umesh started to ignore the phone calls of the victim and stopped talking to her last month,” a police source said.
Feeling betrayed and disgraced, the victim called up the landline number at Umesh’s Jaipur home. The call was answered by Umesh’s father, who allegedly told the victim not to harass Umesh. “I was told that Umesh had gone to Hong Kong along with his wife and children. When I narrated my story to his father, instead of sympathising with me, he threatened me to stop harassing Umesh or face consequences. I am left with no choice but to approach the police,” the victim’s statement mentioned.
“We have registered a case of rape on June 8 at the GK I police station. A police team has been sent to Jaipur to trace Umesh who is absconding since the incident,” a senior police official said.