A man accused of raping a 19-year-old girl has been granted bail by a Delhi court. The court was told that the alleged victim was in the habit of implicating innocent men in similar cases to extort money.

Mansoor Ali was accused of raping the girl, who was working in a garment factory at Lajpat Nagar. She had alleged that Ali made a false promise of marriage, while he claimed that the girl has four FIRs lodged against different men alleging similar offences with the intention of extorting money. He was given bail by a vacation court here on a personal bond of Rs.50,000 and a surety of the like amount. The court did not express any opinion on the merit of the case.

The court noted the argument of Ali’s counsel Shashi Shanker that even the landlord of the girl had made a complaint about her conduct and said there are four other FIRs lodged by the girl alleging rape.

He invited the court’s attention to a complaint filed by a residents’ welfare association wherein it was stated that a man named Moin was provoking the girl to make false allegations of rape against innocent persons.

The girl told the police that about two months ago, she and a friend went to a nearby park for a stroll. She met Ali at the park. They then started meeting every now and then and became friends, she alleged.

The girl said on May 1, the accused told her that they would be going to Nizammudin to get married and then took her to his house on the pretext of collecting his ID proof. There, he established physical relations. The FIR said the accused continued to rape her for two days and on May 4, he told her that he had no intention of marrying her. The girl alleged Ali threatened her with dire consequences if she reported the incident to anyone.

Victim had lodged four FIRs against different men accusing them

of raping her