Delivery boy posing as Army officer, rapes doctor, held

A 27-year-old man, who allegedly posed as an Army officer to deceive and rape a woman doctor, at the Safdarjung Hospital, has been arrested, the police said on Monday.

The accused has been identified as Aarav Malik, a resident of Chhattarpur in South Delhi, who works as a delivery agent with an e-commerce platform, they said.

During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused had purchased the Army uniform online from a shop in the Delhi Cantonment area, a senior police officer said. He added that Malik had no connection with the Indian Army and used fake identity to mislead the complainant.

According to the FIR lodged at Sarojini Nagar Enclave police station, the 27-year-old woman, working at a leading government hospital, met the accused through social media earlier this year.

Between April 30 and September 27, Malik regularly communicated with her through Instagram and WhatsApp, pretending to be an Army lieutenant posted in Kashmir, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel said in an official statement.

“He also sent her photographs of himself in uniform to gain her trust. Later, he visited her residence, offered her something to eat, and thereafter established physical relations with her,” he said.

Based on her complaint, a case under Sections 64(1) (rape), 351 (criminal intimidation), 319 (cheating by personation) and 123 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc, with intent to commit an offence) of the BNS was registered on October 16, the police said.

Malik was subsequently arrested. Further investigation is underway, police said.