India, July 10 -- A 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted, confined, and raped over two days allegedly by her husband's employer at two different hotels in central Delhi's Paharganj area, police said on Wednesday. The crime came to light on Saturday after the woman managed to contact a hotel receptionist and sought help to file a police complaint.

The woman, a resident of Varanasi, alleged that the accused - identified as Sarfraz Ahmed, 37 - kept her locked in hotel rooms during the day and returned in the evenings to threaten and sexually assault her.

Police said the accused fled after she approached police but was traced to Rudrapur in Uttarakhand and was arrested on Monday. He has since been remanded in judicial custody and booked...