‘Hypnotised’ with water, raped: Mumbai airhostess falls prey to 'evil eye’ ploy
A 25-year-old airhostess was allegedly raped by a man posing as transgender. The accused entered her flat on the pretext of using black magic for her husband. Police arrested the 28-year-old accused within four hours of the FIR being registered. His movements were traced using footage from over one hundred CCTV cameras. The accused faces charges including rape and criminal intimidation.
On Tuesday afternoon, a 25-year-old Mumbai airhostess reported she had been raped by a man who posed as a transgender. The accused, Anil Shinde, 28, was apprehended within hours of the incident following the filing of a First Information Report (FIR), according to police reports.
Shinde entered the woman's third-floor flat by disguising himself as a transgender and gaining the confidence of a security guard. He claimed to possess the ability to protect against the evil eye and proceeded to sexually assault her after entering the premises. The act occurred between 12:20 PM and 12:50 PM.
Upon entering her flat, Shinde sprinkled water on the woman and placed his hand on her head before assaulting her. When she attempted to call for help, he fled with Rs 200 that she allegedly handed over, claiming she was under hypnosis. The woman lodged her complaint to the police around 11 PM, leading to the arrest of the suspect.
Police traced Shinde's movements using over 100 CCTV cameras along his route from the Powai building to his location in Kalwa. He faces charges of rape and criminal intimidation, and authorities are also investigating whether he may have been involved in similar offenses in the past.
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