India, Feb. 10 -- A 50-year-old inspector of a central armed police forcewas arrested for allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman in a hotel room in Mahipalpur under the pretext of offering her a receptionist job, police said on Sunday. The accused was arrested on February 5 and sent to judicial custody on Thursday, they added.

According to a senior police officer, the woman called the police on February 5, saying that she had been sexually assaulted by a man who had promised her a job. "When police reached the hotel, they met the woman, who narrated the ordeal," the officer said, requesting anonymity.

The officer said that about five months ago, the woman received a call from an unknown number. The caller identified himself as an officer ...