New Delhi: A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly forcing a woman at gunpoint to keep Karvachauth fast for him.
Police said the incident took place in southeast Delhi’s Badarpur area on Sunday, when Rahul, the accused, went to the woman’s house and threatened to kill her if she did not keep the karvachauth fast for him.
According to police, the accused wanted to be in a relationship with the woman, who had rejected his advances many times.
Police said the accused threatened to kill the woman as well as himself with a gun if she didn’t keep the fast. He later told the police that he used to work in an office in Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate and was infatuated with the woman who worked in the same office.
A senior police officer said a police team reached the woman’s house after they received information about the incident and found Rahul with a firearm.
The Badarpur resident was caught and taken into police custody by Sub Inspector Prakash Chand, who was part of the police team.
The accused was booked under relevant sections of the Arms Act and section 451 (House-trespass) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, Esha Pandey, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast), said.
The police also seized a country-made pistol from the possession of the accused.
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