Man Booked for Rape in Navi Mumbai Amid Pretext of Marriage

A man from Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, Lalit Ramesh Bhosle, has been accused of raping a woman from Navi Mumbai under the pretext of marriage. The woman alleges Bhosle lured her with a marriage promise, drugged, assaulted, and filmed her. The police have filed charges under the IPC.

Police have registered a case against Lalit Ramesh Bhosle, a resident of Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, for allegedly raping a woman from Navi Mumbai under the pretext of marriage, an official said on Friday.

The accused, Bhosle, aged 30, and the 24-year-old victim met last year in Pune while preparing for competitive examinations. According to the complaint, the woman alleged that Bhosle, after promising her marriage, raped her in a Navi Mumbai hotel by offering her spiked soft drinks and filming the act. She also accused him of physical assault.

The families of both individuals reportedly opposed their relationship. Police have booked Bhosle under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for rape, criminal intimidation, and voluntary causing hurt, as the alleged offenses occurred prior to the implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on July 1.

(With inputs from agencies.)