India, Sept. 9 -- A 40-year-old man has been booked by Delhi Police for allegedly cheating and raping his 39-year-old live-in partner, a doctor, on the pretext of marriage.

The accused, who presented himself as a lawyer, is accused of defrauding the woman of over Rs.1.1 crore and sexually assaulting her over a two-year period.

According to the FIR lodged on September 5 in Rohini, the victim - a widow and doctor at a diagnostic centre - met the accused in 2023 after her husband's death. He allegedly promised to help her claim her late husband's life insurance funds but soon began demanding money under false pretenses, including Rs.5.5 lakh for "legal assistance" and Rs.9 lakh for his mother's cancer treatment.

The couple later moved in ...