India, July 22 -- A 22-year-old Pune woman has been booked for allegedly lodging a false complaint accusing a man of posing as a delivery agent and sexually assaulting her. The action came a fortnight after police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said the woman filed the complaint to mislead police.

Additional police commissioner Manoj Patil said the woman has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita's sections 212 (providing false information), 217 (false information to public servant regarding an offence), 228 (fabricating evidence ), and 229 (false evidence).

Police said the woman was booked under non-cognizable offences after the probe showed the incident she reported on July 2 was fabricated. She may face more serious charges pending le...