A woman was allegedly slapped and raped by her Tinder match on December 26. The 26-year-old accused allegedly met her on the dating app. He is in custody.?
Abhijit Wagh is his name. They met at a hotel in Hinjewadi. There, he allegedly forced her to consume alcohol.?
Then he took her to his house. The accused tried get close to the woman without consent. When she resisted, he allegedly hit her with his hands, legs and shoes before raping her, said The Indian Express.?
As per the FIR, it happened between 4 pm and 11.30 pm. The accused was booked under IPC sections 376, 376 (2) (m), 325, 328, 366, 385 and 504.?
"We produced the accused before a court. The court has remanded him in police custody till January 2 for further investigation," said Senior police inspector Vivek Muglikar of Wakad police station.?
Muglikar added that they met on December 25 on an online dating app. Wagh is believed to have no job.?