Gurgaon:
A businessman from Punjab was booked for allegedly raping and blackmailing a Gurgaon-based air hostess, police said Tuesday.
The 25-year-old woman lodged a complaint Monday at a Gurgaon police station alleging that Amritsar businessman Rohit Handa, 30, raped her last year.
She has also accused Handa of blackmailing her on pretext of getting her a job.
"I was a cabin crew member with a private airline but was jobless due to recession. I came in contact with Rohit Handa through a social networking site early in 2012," the victim said in her complaint.
"Rohit told me that he manages a big business and offered me a job. On April 20, 2012, he first called me to Delhi for delivering a job offer letter from a foreign private airline and raped me in a hotel in Nehru place," she said.
"The accused fooled me first on the pretext of getting me a job and then marriage, he exploited me physically and mentally. He also often beat me up," she said.
"We have registered a rape case against the accused," Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Surender Pal Singh told IANS.
"After the medical examination of victim and recording of her statement, the case was referred to Delhi Police," said Mr Singh.