Madhya Pradesh: NSA slapped on history-sheeter for abducting, raping woman

The stringent NSA was invoked in Madhya Pradesh against Rehmat Khan (32), who was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman and raping her in confinement for 20 days. Khan had kidnapped the 20-year-old woman from Dhar district, said Superintendent of Police Vipul Shrivastava.

Alirajpur: The stringent National Security Act (NSA) was invoked in Madhya Pradesh against a man arrested on Monday for allegedly kidnapping a woman and raping her in confinement for 20 days.

Rehmat Khan (32) was arrested after the woman escaped captivity and approached police, an official said.

Khan had kidnapped the 20-year-old woman from Dhar district and had raped her while keeping her captive for 20 days, said Superintendent of Police Vipul Shrivastava.

"Rehmat is a history-sheeter with nine cases against his name. He also has three cases of kidnapping and rape. He has already served a jail sentence in one rape case," the SP said.

"We have invoked the National Security Act on Khan apart from charges of kidnapping, rape among others of Indian Penal Code. He has been sent to Barwani's central jail," the SP informed.

PTI