Jet Airways co-pilot held on charges of raping air-hostess

A co-pilot with private air carrier Jet Airways was today arrested from Mumbai airport for allegedly raping an air-hostess on several occasions since May 2009 on the pretext of marrying her, police said.
Varun Agrawal (27) was arrested from the domestic airport at suburban Vile Parle on charges of raping the 22-year-old air-hostess, who was in a live-in relationship with him, police added.
He was booked under sections 376 (rape), 420 (cheating), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), they added.
Both the victim and the accused are associated with Jet Airways and hail from Uttaranchal, they said.
According to police, the accused, who joined Jet Airways in 2006, started luring the victim since 2008, a year after she joined the private air carrier.
29/05/10 Press Trust Of India/Hindustan Times

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