Delivery man posed as Army officer to befriend, then drug and rape doctor

A 27-year-old doctor from a government hospital was allegedly drugged and raped by a man at her house in south Delhi's Safdarjung Enclave, said the police Monday, adding that the accused have been arrested.

- Jignasa Sinha

According to police, the woman had met the accused Aarav Malik, a resident of Chhattarpur, on Instagram and they became friends. She invited him to her house for a visit and he allegedly fed her some sweets laced with a sedative, which made her fall unconscious. He later raped her, said the police.

The incident took place on October 16 at the woman's house.

On Monday, police said Malik has been arrested and is in custody. They disclosed that he had posed as an Indian army lieutenant to befriend the doctor and also other women on social media.