Satna (Madhya Pradesh): The police on Sunday arrested a property dealer on charges of rape and blackmail. The accused exploited the woman on the pretext of a property sale. The accused was presented in court and subsequently remanded to judicial custody.
According to police, accused Abdul Majeed Khan was developing a colony Ayodhya Dham along Amarpatan Road. According to Kotwali police, the 45-year-old woman entered into a property deal with Abdul Majeed to sell her house for ?60 lakh.
The woman, whose husband suffers from ill health, has two sons who live elsewhere. She wanted to sell the house and relocate to be with her sons. In April 2023, Abdul Majeed paid the woman an advance of ?10 lakh, agreeing to complete the property registration by July 2024. Majeed frequently visited her house during this period.
On May 8, 2023, he visited her under the guise of discussing the deal. On this occasion, he sprayed a sedative substance on her. As a result, she fell unconscious after which Majeed allegedly raped her and took photographs, which he later used to blackmail her. He repeatedly coerced her into sexual relations by threatening to make the photos public.
When the deadline for the property deal approached in July 2024, the woman requested the completion of the transaction. Instead of honouring the deal, Majeed showed her the photos again and threatened her.
He even filed a case in court to further pressure her. The distressed woman finally told her acquaintances and later complained to police. Following the investigation, Abdul Majeed was arrested and sent to jail.
