Raipur (Chhattisgarh), August 16: Chhattisgarh Police is on a lookout for a youth who is alleged to have raped a girl in Raipur. According to the complaint filed with the Police, the accused youth and the victim girl got introduced to each other through social media. They became friends through Facebook. The accused managed to win the trust of the victim and called her to his brother’s residence and raped her.

He also managed to record the intimate scene on his mobile and based on that, started blackmailing the girl. Last Friday, the complaint has been registered at Kharmadih police station.

As per the complaint, the victim is a native of Kharmadih, Raipur and is a 29-year-old woman. Last year, in November the accused Ashish had sent a friend request to the survivor. The victim had accepted the friend request and then they started chatting through social media.

Ashish used to send his photos to the girl and was in the habit of asking her for hers. Over time, Ashish managed to win the trust of the girl and took her mobile number. One day Ashish invited the victim to come to meet him. The girl accepted the invitation and met him, and later he took her to his brother's residence.

After reaching his brother's residence, the accused's brother excused himself on some pretext and left the premises. Taking advantage of the situation the accused locked the room from inside and raped the girl. He also managed to record the act on his mobile phone.

After the incident, the girl left for her house. She was very scared and did not tell anyone about the incident. After a few days, Ashish started sending videos that he had recorded with the intent of blackmailing her.

When she understood that there was no other option to wriggle out of the situation, she shared the incident with her parents. Her parents, took her to register a complaint with the Police.

Kharmadih police has launched a manhunt and is claiming that they will soon arrest the accused.