Mumbai: A man has been booked by police for allegedly raping a woman at a quarantine centre in Navi Mumbai.
Reports said both the accused and the woman had been placed in quarantine and the man, aged 25, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.
According to reports, the woman had been in the quarantine centre for five days. The accused befriended her while visiting his brother who had been infected with Covid-19. The accused himself was admitted to the centre on Thursday after he showed symptoms of coronavirus infection.
On Thursday evening, the man allegedly went to the victim’s room. When she told him she was having leg pain, he claimed he is a doctor and offered to give her a leg massage. He then sexually assaulted her, it is said.
Police have have booked the accused under sections 376 (rape) and 354 (assault or criminal force to woman) of the Indian Penal Code.