Woman raped, locked up inside hotel room in Dwarka

Prime accused on the run; hotel manager held

A 22-year-old woman accused a man of raping her and locking her up inside a hotel room in Dwarka, the police said. The hotel manager has been arrested while the prime accused is on the run.

A senior police officer said a call was received at Dwarka South police station wherein the caller said that she had come to collect money from someone at Dwarka Sector 9 metro station and her eye had been injured. On reaching the location the woman shared on WhatsApp, the police found it to be a hotel, which was locked from inside with a chain and the woman was seen crying in a balcony on the second floor.

The police said they had to break the glass door of the hotel to rescue the woman who had an injury on her face. She was taken to a hospital for treatment and medical examination. No manager or owner was present at the hotel, the police said.