Mumbai, January 30: The Bangur Nagar police arrested a BPO employee on Tuesday after his former girlfriend accused him of rape and cheating. Officials said the accused, M Contractor (30), also allegedly took Rs 5 lakh from the victim on the pretext of starting a business, but did not repay the amount.
Contractor is a resident of Mira Road; the victim is nine years elder to him. The duo worked in the same BPO on Malad Link Road. The victim had separated from her husband and moved in with her parents in Goregaon (W). She has a five-year-old son and is yet to get a formal divorce.
"The two started having a relationship in 2006. The woman said he made false promises of marriage and got intimate with her a number of times. He also took money to start a business or on the pretext of 'building a future for them'," a senior police official said.
The victim then learnt that Contractor was getting married to some other girl. He also wouldn't repay the money to her. On Tuesday, she lodged a police complaint. The accused has been remanded in police custody till January 30.
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