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Man arrested after alleged assault at Kolkata hotel nightclub
Police in Kolkata arrested a 24-year-old man named Mohammad Rafe Azim.
They say he allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old woman at a nightclub.
The nightclub was inside a five-star hotel near the EM Bypass.
Police also said the woman’s friends were assaulted and insulted with abusive language.
The incident reportedly happened at about 2 a.m.
The man was arrested from his home in the Beniapukur police station area.
A police station registered a case under several sections of India’s Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
These sections cover alleged assault, insulting a woman, causing hurt, wrongful restraint, and helping commit an offence.
A 24-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in Kolkata.
Police identified the accused as Mohammad Rafe Azim.
He allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old woman at a hotel nightclub.
Police said the woman’s friends were also assaulted and abused.
A case was registered under several Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections.
- Who
- Mohammad Rafe Azim, 24, was arrested in connection with allegations involving a 20-year-old woman and her friends.
- What
- He allegedly physically assaulted the woman and her friends and used obscene or abusive language.
- Where
- At a nightclub in a five-star hotel along Kolkata’s EM Bypass; Azim was arrested from his residence in the Beniapukur police station area.
- When
- The incident allegedly occurred at about 2 a.m.; the arrest was made on Sunday.
- Why
- Police allege the arrest was connected to the reported assault, abusive language, and related offences.
Key facts
- Accused
- Mohammad Rafe Azim
- Accused’s age
- 24
- Woman’s age
- 20
- Reported time
- 2 a.m.
- Location
- Nightclub at a five-star hotel along the EM Bypass, Kolkata
- Arrest location
- Residence in the Beniapukur police station area
- Case sections
- Sections 74, 79, 115(2), 126(2), and 54 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
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