False Rape Complaint Rocks Pune, Data Scientist Arrested

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The Pune city police have filed a case against a 22-year-old data scientist for allegedly lodging a false rape complaint, which sparked a sensation across the state. According to the police, the woman had claimed that she was raped by an unknown "delivery agent" on the pretext of delivering a parcel. However, investigations revealed that the woman had fabricated the evidence and provided false information to the police and medical authorities. The case highlights the issue of false rape complaints and the need for a thorough investigation.

Key Takeaways:

  • The data scientist, a 22-year-old employee of an IT firm in Kalyaninagar, lodged a false rape complaint on July 3, claiming that she was raped by an unknown "delivery agent."
  • Investigations revealed that the woman had fabricated evidence and provided false information to the police and medical authorities.
  • The police found discrepancies in the woman's statements and frequent changes in her narration of the alleged crime.
  • The investigation established that there was "no forced entry into the woman's flat, no chemical was sprayed to render her unconscious, and the selfie on her cellphone was taken with her consent before she herself cropped the image."
  • The woman had called her friend (27), an IT professional, on the night of the alleged incident, and he was familiar with her and her family.
  • The woman's friend's cellphone location at the time of the alleged incident was around her flat, and the police tracked his cellphone tower movement from the time he left the spot, up to Baner.
  • The police picked up the woman's friend for questioning and came across an entirely different version of the events.
  • The woman had told her friend that she was feeling low and disturbed while calling him to her flat, and she had contacted an acquaintance to claim sexual assault by an "unknown delivery agent," which led to the eventual rape complaint.

Statistics:

  • 500 cellphone call data records (CDRs) were scanned.
  • 10 teams from the local police and the crime branch were involved in the investigation.
  • 10 sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita were invoked against the woman, including furnishing false information, fabricating false evidence, and punishment for false evidence.
  • The case was investigated over several weeks, and the police eventually established that the woman had fabricated the evidence.

Sources:

  • The Times of India (TOI), "Pune police file case against 22-year-old data scientist for giving false information" (no date mentioned).
  • The Times of India (TOI), "Pune police find discrepancies in data scientist's statement" (no date mentioned).
  • The Times of India (TOI), "Pune police track down friend's cellphone tower movement" (no date mentioned).