India: Freed after 4 years, rapist tag still haunts Delhi man acquitted of rape

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'He was arrested on charges of raping a Chinese national days after the December 16 gangrape. However, it took for him over four years to prove his innocence and walk out of jail but not without the stigma of being a rapist.

The 28-year-old was acquitted by a Delhi court in March but the case has left a deep scar on him as he faced the wrath of the raging furore of the Nirbhaya rape.

Working as an event organiser and with a career in modeling, the man had met a Chinese national through a contact, who had come to Delhi for an internship through a non-profit organisation.

"I was 25 years old when I met the girl through a friend in an event. She from then on began pursuing me to help her get some part-time work so that she could bear her expenses during her stint. On the day of the incident, she accompanied me to a meeting and on our way back, we went to my apartment in south Delhi along with my two other friends. We partied and then she was dropped home by a friend. The very next day she texted me and enquired about her lost earring. I do not what happened after that. On February 5, 2013 an FIR was lodged against me accusing me of raping her," he told MAIL TODAY.

The girl in her complaint at Hauz Khas police station stated that she was raped by the accused on January 30 at his brother's house, where they had stopped for some work while on their way back from a party.

She told the court, that the accused forced himself on her five times before he raped her.'