Photo studio owner accused of raping woman in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar

According to the police complaint, the woman went to the studio on Monday to get a photograph taken but was allegedly raped by Ramchail Yadav alias Vasudev Yadav, police said.

Sant Kabir Nagar: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a photo studio owner in a village in the Khalilabad area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Wednesday.

According to the police complaint, the woman went to the studio on Monday to get a photograph taken but was allegedly raped by Ramchail Yadav alias Vasudev Yadav, they said.

The woman's mother alleged Yadav, a married man, established physical relations with her daughter by claiming that he was single and also promised to marry her.

Yadav also threatened the woman with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident, according to the complaint.

Khalilabad SHO Satish Singh said an FIR had been registered and a detailed probe was underway.

No arrests have been made in this connection so far.