

SURAT: A 20-year-old married woman was allegedly raped by her employer for around three months from February to April in Sarthana area of the city. The accused raped the woman after threatening to kill her and her husband. She lodged a compliant at Ranip police station in Ahmedabad on September 28 which was transferred to Sarthana police station on Thursday.

The woman, who comes from a village in Madhya Pradesh, has alleged that the accused, Parsing Nathiya of Amankua village in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh, repeatedly raped her over three months in Surat. She claimed that Nathiya used to send her husband for some work at night and sexually assaulted her after threatening her with a knife.

She said that she was afraid of losing employment and feared for the life of her husband and herself. Police are investigating why the woman did not approach them earlier. The accused is yet to be nabbed.

