Hyderabad: A 29-year-old techie who allegedly raped a 32-year-old woman techie, whom he met on a dating website a few months ago, was arrested by the police on Saturday.
The accused, M. Vishnuvardhan, and the victim went for an outing on Tuesday. Later, he took her to his home and gave her a soft drink mixed with alcohol. After she became unconscious he raped her, police said.
M. Vishnuvardhan, 29, is a resident of Friends Colony in Tolichowki and is working as a software engineer at SpinSci technologies in Banjara Hills. Police said that his parents stayed at Madhapur and that he stayed alone in a rented flat near his office.
Six months ago he met the victim, 32, who is also a resident of Tolichowki on the dating website Tinder.com. She is working as a software engineer in Madhapur and is unmarried. After becoming friends they communicated with each other on Facebook. Later, they exchanged phone numbers and started communicating over the phone and Whatsapp.
On Tuesday, he took her for an outing on his bike and both came to Vishnu’s flat in Tolichowki. “At home he gave her a soft drink mixed with alcohol. She became unconscious and he raped her. The victim realised it when she woke up next morning,” said inspector Khaleel Pasha.
Based on a complaint from the victim, a case of rape under the Criminal Amendment Act 2013 was registered and the victim was sent for medical examination. On Saturday morning, police arrested Vishnu while he was hiding at his friend’s residence in Banjara Hills. He was produced before court and remanded to judicial custody.
