The incident took place at a hotel in the Sindhi Camp police station area of Jaipur. (representative image)
Jaipur: A 31-year-old citizen of the Netherlands was raped by a masseuse at a hotel in Jaipur on Wednesday. The accused was arrested on Friday. The woman lodged a complaint on Thursday and a police team was sent to nab her.
DCP (West) Richa Tomar said on Friday that accused Bijju Mularidharan has been arrested under IPC section 376 (rape).
The incident took place at a hotel in the Sindhi Camp police station area of Jaipur. SHO (Sindhi Camp) Gunjan Soni said that the complainant is a tourist who was staying there for the last six days. She had called for Ayurvedic massage service through the hotel.
The woman has alleged in her complaint that she was given Ayurvedic massage at the hotel at 2.30 pm on Wednesday.
A few minutes later, the masseur started touching and caressing her private parts. He apologized when she asked him to stop. He also asked her not to tell anyone.
(The identity of the victim is not disclosed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directions on matters related to sexual harassment)