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Woman lawyer raped in South Delhi’s Saket Court by senior advocate

On allegations of raping a woman lawyer in his chamber in South Delhi’s Saket court, a senior advocate has been arrested. Romil Baaniya, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Delhi) said the victim stated that the accused, inebriated, sexually assaulted her in his chamber, in the same complex where she worked.

The victim had called up the police in the night of July 14-15 and had registered her allegations. The woman’s statement has been recorded and a medical examination has also been conducted, the DCP stated.

The chamber, where the alleged incident took place, has been sealed and the Forensic Science Laboratory and crime team has inspected it. A case was registered and the accused, in his 50s, was arrested from South Delhi’s Sangam Vihar and later produced before the Saket court.

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