Siliguri, 28th May: A youth has been arrested by Ashighar Police Station for deceiving a girl under the pretext of marriage, engaging in physical relations with her, and extorting lakhs of rupees. The accused has been identified as Neel Dey, also known as Malay Dey.
As per reports, the accused met a girl from Kolkata some time ago and developed a romantic relationship. It is alleged that he deceived her by promising marriage and had repeated physical relations. Additionally, he took a large sum of money from her. When the girl asked for the money back, the accused allegedly misbehaved with her and assaulted her.
In response, the girl filed a complaint at Ashighar Police Station on 16th May. Based on the complaint, police conducted an investigation and arrested the accused from his residence in the Ashighar area.
The accused was produced before the Jalpaiguri Court on Wednesday. Further investigation is ongoing.