India, July 4 -- A suspect detained in connection with the alleged rape of a Pune IT professional at her home was not a stranger, rather her friend, who gained entry by posing as a courier delivery agent, police said on Friday.

The new information casts doubt on her version of the events.

It was the woman herself who took a selfie with him and typed a threatening message on her phone, police commissioner Amitesh Kumar told the media.

"They have known each other for a couple of years and belong to the same community," he said.

She passed out, and when she regained consciousness, he was gone, she said.

Even as the woman said she hadn't ordered anything, the accused asked for a signature.

When the woman went inside the flat for a pen, ...