Malaysian woman raped in Jaipur, man held

Jaipur, June 7 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was arrested here on charges of raping a Malaysian woman on Friday, an official said on Saturday.

"We have arrested (the man) on charges of raping a Malaysian woman Friday. (He) is a resident of Bhilwara," Amandeep Singh, DCP (Jaipur East), told IANS here.

The woman in her complaint said she came to Jaipur three days back on a business trip and met the man.

Both of them had food in a five star hotel Thursday night from where he drove her to an isolated place and allegedly raped her in the car after offering her a drink laced with some drugs. He then left her in front of the hotel where she was staying.

The woman managed to reach a police car near the Jawahar Circle area in the city and lodged a complaint. The man was arrested within three hours.

"We have registered a case and are interrogating him," Singh said.