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Delhi: 20-Year-Old College Student Raped Near Home, Accused Pretended To Be A Policeman

Solanki allegedly shot a mobile phone video of the young woman and her boyfriend in his car on July 7. He followed the car in his bike and waited as her boyfriend dropped her outside her apartment in Prashant Vihar.

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In a vicious incident,a man raped a 20-year-old college student near her apartment in Delhi last week.

It has been reported that the man allegedly pretended to be a policeman and threatened the woman with an explicit video.

The man, identified as Ravi Solanki, was arrested on Thursday.

All about the incident

It has been reported that Solanki allegedly shot a mobile phone video of the young woman and her boyfriend in his car on July 7.

After her boyfriend dropped her outside the apartment, he went inside the apartment building  and claimed himself to be a policeman.

He allegedly showed her the video and threatened to post it online.

According to police, the woman was raped on the stairs.

The woman confided in her boyfriend and the couple reported the crime to the police.

The police called termed it a "blind case" as the woman was not familiar to the attacker.  

Evidence including a sketch based on the woman's description, and CCTV footage helped the police track down the accused man.