Delhi property dealer arrested for raping Brazilian woman

A property dealer was arrested here for allegedly raping his 27-year-old Brazilian tenant twice in a week after mixing sedatives in her coffee, police said today.

The arrest came after medical examination of the woman confirmed rape, additional commissioner of police (Southeast) Virender Chahal said.

The incident was reported from southeast Delhi's CR Park.

Amandeep Singh (35), son of a Delhi-based lawyer, was detained after the Brazilian, who is pursuing a mass communication course in a private institution in NOIDA, approached police claiming that her landlord raped her twice after giving her coffee laced with sedatives.

"I want justice," the Brazilian said after Delhi Women's Commission chief Barkha Singh met her at the police station.

Singh called the alleged rape a "shameful incident".

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit condemned the incident and said police should step up efforts to ensure the safety of citizens, particularly women.

"This kind of incident should not happen... There should be a sense of safety and security for everybody, particularly women," Dikshit said.

The woman, who came to India in the first week of June, has been staying in the rented accommodation since June 19.

She claimed that on June 20, her landlord came to meet her and offered her coffee. She fell unconscious after drinking the coffee and the landlord raped her on that day. He allegedly raped her again on June 21.

"On June 27, when he tried to rape her, she resisted and asked him to leave the premises," a senior police officer said.

Amandeep was produced before a local court which sent him to a day's police custody.

He was produced before metropolitan magistrate Munish Markan who allowed his custodial interrogation after the police submitted that he was required to be questioned for the recovery of some articles, including his undergarments.

Though the prosecution sought five days' police custody, the judge granted custody for only one day.