The search for the man who raped a Spanish national in a Bandra flat has
narrowed down to a notorious robber who is believed to have threatened
her with a knife, forced her to have a bath and carefully wiped his
fingerprints before fleeing with cash, police said on Tuesday.
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search had narrowed to one after about 50 people had been
questioned, an official said, adding that the main suspect was being
interrogated.
The accused is believed to be a notorious robber but officials said
they could confirm the information only after thorough investigations.
The 27-year-old Spanish musician was raped and robbed by the unidentified man early on Monday.
Police had earlier said she was a German national but later clarified
that she is of Spanish origin whose parents live in Germany.
Piecing together the horrific details, police sources claimed the man
entered the victim's flat, raped her twice and later ordered the victim
to take a bath.
He is also believed to have wiped off finger prints and traces of evidence that might have been left in the due course.
The accused later fled the scene with cash in Indian and foreign currency and a few valuables belonging to the victim.
According to additional commissioner of police Vishwas Nangre-Patil,
the preliminary medical examination of the victim has confirmed sexual
assault. The prime motive was robbery, he said.
Quoting the FIR filed by the victim, Nangre-Patil the accused had
held the victim at knife-point after he entered the apartment through an
open window.
"The accused threatened her with his knife and raped her and later
fled the apartment some of her belongings and cash in foreign and Indian
currency," he said.
This is the second such incident in the last 10 days.
On Oct 28, two unidentified youths had allegedly attacked and
molested a 21-year-old Russian woman at Worli Seaface in south Mumbai.
The woman was left with a bruised lower lip after one of the accused
bit her. She had left the city without filing a police complaint.
However, the cops took suo motu cognisance of the matter and filed a case against the two unidentified men.