Phagwara, March 29 -- A well-known astrologer Abhishek Rawal was arrested by the police for allegedly blackmailing and repeatedly raping a married woman, who is a mother of three children, here.
City police have registered a case against the accused Abhishek Rawal of Friends Colony, Phagwara, under serious charges of rape and blackmail.
In her complaint to the police, the victim Sheela (name changed) revealed that she was a close friend of the astrologer's wife and often met him at family gatherings. She stated that the accused used a voice-changing software to impersonate his wife and communicated with her through phone calls and chats.
Using this trick, he allegedly lured her to his shop under the pretense of shopping, where he drugge...