Dashrath Khot, a resident of Kolhapur, Maharashtra had gone home after his marriage rituals and formalities were over on Sunday morning when the Shirala police came calling.
He was soon arrested on the basis of a rape complaint lodged against him the same morning.?
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The complainant had alleged that Khot, of Devwadi in Sangli, had raped her first in November last year when she alone at home.
"Khot had then threatened her if she spoke of the incident. Some days back, Khot again raped her when she was alone at home. But this time, she confided in her parents, who got her to lodge the complaint," said deputy superintendent of police Kishore Kale.
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The rape survivor and her parents are daily-wage labourers while Khot is a lab technician with a village dairy.
"We are investigating gathering evidence to ensure that Khot gets convicted," Kale said.