Tinder Date Turns Violent: Fake RAW Agent Arrested

The Agra Police stated that the accused, Sahil Sharma, became friends with the woman on Tinder before meeting her at a hotel in March 2024.

A gym trainer in Agra is accused of posing as a RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent and sexually assaulting a Canadian woman of Indian descent.

The Agra Police has filed an FIR against the gym trainer for “rape” and “criminal intimidation.”According to The Times of India, the police also implicated his friend in the assault.

“Based on the complaint received, the police filed an FIR against the gym trainer and his friend for the sexual assault of an NRI.”

“The police presented the complainant before the magistrate to record her statement.”

“Agra DCP City Suraj Rai said on Monday that the police are making efforts to apprehend the accused men, who are currently on the run,” ToI reported.

The police stated that they filed the FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 64 (rape), 123 (causing harm using poison), 351 (2) (criminal intimidation), 74 (assault or use of criminal force against a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty), and section 67 of the IT Act.

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Tinder before meeting her

According to Sikandra police station in-charge Neeraj Sharma said, the accused, Sahil Sharma, befriended the woman on social media platform Tinder before meeting her at an Agra hotel in March 2024. 

 During that meeting, Sahil Sharma was accused of mixing intoxicants in her drink and sexually assaulting her after she fell unconscious.

When the woman regained consciousness, she alleged that the man claimed to be a RAW agent and threatened her. He also mentioned their marriage during the encounter.

After the woman returned to Canada, the accused continued to reach out to her, often reminding her that he “works for the RAW.” In August, Sahil reportedly invited her to India, stating that he wanted her to meet his mother.

Upon her arrival, the woman accused him of sexually assaulting her multiple times in Agra and Delhi. She further alleged that the accused later introduced her to his friend, Arif Ali, who sexually assaulted her in a hotel bathroom

The NRI woman later discovered that she was pregnant and attempted to contact the gym trainer. However, he allegedly threatened her again, warning that he would share her private photos online.

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