(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)

NEW DELHI: A 27-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 30-year-old man on the pretext of marriage in south Delhi's Defence Colony.The woman was going through divorce proceedings and also looking into the prospects for a second marriage. Police registered a rape case on March 8 and arrested the accused, Shah Khawar Ali (30), the next day. Ali worked with a firm in Noida.In the complaint the woman said that she had created a profile on a matrimonial website to search for a prospect. On this portal she got introduced to Ali and started chatting with him. On January 1, 2020, he asked her to meet him in Jasola.Ali persuaded her and took her to a guest house in Defence Colony where they stayed for the night and they developed physical relations. However, after they left the guest house, the accused started ignoring her.