One held on alleged rape of Hindu woman after befriending her on Instagram in Vadodara

Vadodara: An accused Mahir Ajmeri allegedly repeatedly raped a Hindu female after enticing her of marriage and cheated her of lakhs of rupees after borrowing from her to open a factory in Vadodara.

The Hindu female living in Makarpura in Vadodara and the accused Mahir Habibbhai Ajmeri (who lives in Dabhoi) became friends through Instagram. The female studied at the MS University of Baroda. She is basically from Dehradun in Uttarakhand and settled in Vadodara for years due to her parent’s job. Her father died due to illness after voluntary retirement from BSNL. Her mother runs private tuition classes after resigning as the principal of a school. The accused Mahir had sent her a friend request in 2017-18 on Instagram when she was in class 10. She accepted the request and both started chatting. The accused Mahir then called her at Eva mall in Manjalpur and watched a movie with her. They then used to meet each other and talked on phone calls and online.

The accused Mahir came to her house when her mother was teaching the students in the private tuition on the top floor of the house. He lured her by promising marriage and allegedly had sex with her without her consent. He allegedly threatened to kill her if she shared it with anyone. Her mother had tried to convince him not to come to their home again. However, he repeatedly came to her home at the time of her mother’s tuition and raped her.

The female had joined a gym near Soma talav, following which the accused Mahir had joined the same gym. The female joined private classes for the preparation of competitive exams in January 2023 at Jetalpur road, following which the accused joined the same class. He allegedly had sex with her without her consent once every two to three days till February 2023.

The accused Mahir Ajmeri had asked for money from the female in August 2021 to open a factory. The female had given him Rs 1,77,810 through the google app. He also took Rs 1,20,000 through a check from the female’s mother. Thus, he took a total of Rs 2,97,810 and didn’t return later. The female filed a complaint of rape and breach of trust against the accused at Makarpura police station. The police have nabbed the accused and started a further inquiry. DeshGujarat