Man Arrested for Raping Spanish Woman

Mumbai The man who allegedly raped and robbed a Spanish woman in her flat here has been arrested, police said Tuesday. Mohammed Anwar Ansari was detained for questioning a day ago.Ansari would be produced in court Wednesday, he said.Police sources said the 27-year-old Spanish national had identified the accused but a formal identification would take place in two days in compliance with court orders.

A police officer said the accused had threatened the woman with a knife, forced her to have a bath and wiped his fingerprints before fleeing with cash.
Piecing together the horrific details, police sources said the man entered the victim's flat, raped her twice and later ordered her to take a bath. He spent around 45 minutes at the victim's flat and smoked two of her cigarettes. He is also believed to have wiped off fingerprints and traces of evidence that might have been left in the course of his stay.

The man then fled the scene with cash in Indian and foreign currency and a few valuables.According to Additional Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nangre-Patil, the preliminary medical examination of the victim has confirmed sexual assault. The prime motive was robbery, he said.

Quoting the FIR filed by the victim, Nangre-Patil said the accused held the victim at knife-point after he entered the apartment through an open window.
Sources also said that Ansari was the same man who burgled the apartment of actor Dino Morea Oct 27.