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Man Accused of Raping French Tourist Arrested, Says Was Honey-Trapped
The New Indian Express Madurai
|June 26, 2025
The man accused of raping a French tourist in Rajasthan's Udaipur city was arrested in Chittorgarh on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old accused claimed to be a victim of a honey trap.
The French woman had come to Udaipur for an advertisement shoot. The accused, identified as Pushparaj alias Siddharth Ojha, a resident of Gangrar in Chittorgarh, is the owner of a casting company and has worked on films, music videos, and television serials for the past eight years. According to the police, he has also done casting for Bollywood stars like Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar.
This story is from the June 26, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Madurai.
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