Mohali, March 29 -- The Kharar police have booked a sports coach at Punjabi University, Patiala, for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman after drugging her at a hotel in Solan, Himachal Pradesh.

The victim told police that the coach, Gurdev Singh, a resident of Mulana in Ambala district, took her to Solan under the false pretence of a sports competition. There, he took her to a hotel, where he allegedly assaulted, drugged and raped her.

She recounted that while she was under the influence, she heard the coach speaking to someone on video call and turning the camera towards her.

Upon noticing this, she managed to leave the room and escaped. She then took a cab to Kalka, paying Rs.500, and later travelled by bus to the Sector 43 bus sta...