Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Kolkata Man Arrested for Boat Rape and Blackmail
A woman met a man on Facebook and started chatting.
The man pretended to be a senior officer to gain her trust.
He took her on a boat ride on the Hooghly River, where he allegedly raped her.
Afterward, he blackmailed her and took money.
The woman reported the crime in July.
The man was arrested on Saturday.
The accused claimed to be an Army officer but was actually an NCC cadet.
He is now in police custody.
A man was arrested for allegedly raping a woman on a boat.
The incident occurred in March after the pair met on Facebook.
The accused posed as a senior officer to win her trust.
The man blackmailed the woman and extorted money.
The woman lodged a complaint on July 14 and the man was arrested on Saturday.
- Who
- Deep Narayan Bhattacharya and a young woman
- What
- Deep Narayan Bhattacharya was arrested for allegedly raping a woman and blackmailing her.
- When
- The incident occurred in March, and the arrest was made on Saturday night.
- Where
- Hooghly River near Kolkata's Prinsep Ghat
- Why
- The man blackmailed the woman and extorted money from her after the incident.
- Accused
- Deep Narayan Bhattacharya
- Victim
- Young woman
- Location
- Hooghly River near Prinsep Ghat
- Incident
- Alleged rape on a boat
- Arrest Date
- Saturday night
- Complaint Lodged
- July 14
- Money Extorted
- Rs 35,000
