<p>The search for the man who raped a Spanish national in a Bandra flat has narrowed down to a notorious robber who is believed to have threatened her with a knife, forced her to have a bath and carefully wiped his fingerprints before fleeing with cash, police said Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The search had narrowed to one after about 50 people had been questioned, an official said, adding that the main suspect was being interrogated. <br /><br />The accused is believed to be a notorious robber but officials said they could confirm the information only after thorough investigations.<br /><br />The 27-year-old Spanish musician was raped and robbed by the unidentified man early Monday. Police had earlier said she was a German national but later clarified that she is of Spanish origin whose parents live in Germany.<br /><br />Piecing together the horrific details, police sources claimed the man entered the victim's flat, raped her twice and later ordered the victim to take a bath. He is also believed to have wiped off finger prints and traces of evidence that might have been left in the due course.<br /><br />The accused later fled the scene with cash in Indian and foreign currency and a few valuables belonging to the victim.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />Quoting the FIR filed by the victim, Nangre-Patil the accused had held the victim at knife-point after he entered the apartment through an open window.<br /><br />"The accused threatened her with his knife and raped her and later fled the apartment some of her belongings and cash in foreign and Indian currency," he said.<br /><br />This is the second such incident in the last 10 days. On Oct 28, two unidentified youths had allegedly attacked and molested a 21-year-old Russian woman at Worli Seaface in south Mumbai.<br /><br />The woman was left with a bruised lower lip after one of the accused bit her. She had left the city without filing a police complaint. However, the cops took suo motu cognisance of the matter and filed a case against the two unidentified men.</p>
<p>The search for the man who raped a Spanish national in a Bandra flat has narrowed down to a notorious robber who is believed to have threatened her with a knife, forced her to have a bath and carefully wiped his fingerprints before fleeing with cash, police said Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The search had narrowed to one after about 50 people had been questioned, an official said, adding that the main suspect was being interrogated. <br /><br />The accused is believed to be a notorious robber but officials said they could confirm the information only after thorough investigations.<br /><br />The 27-year-old Spanish musician was raped and robbed by the unidentified man early Monday. Police had earlier said she was a German national but later clarified that she is of Spanish origin whose parents live in Germany.<br /><br />Piecing together the horrific details, police sources claimed the man entered the victim's flat, raped her twice and later ordered the victim to take a bath. He is also believed to have wiped off finger prints and traces of evidence that might have been left in the due course.<br /><br />The accused later fled the scene with cash in Indian and foreign currency and a few valuables belonging to the victim.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />Quoting the FIR filed by the victim, Nangre-Patil the accused had held the victim at knife-point after he entered the apartment through an open window.<br /><br />"The accused threatened her with his knife and raped her and later fled the apartment some of her belongings and cash in foreign and Indian currency," he said.<br /><br />This is the second such incident in the last 10 days. On Oct 28, two unidentified youths had allegedly attacked and molested a 21-year-old Russian woman at Worli Seaface in south Mumbai.<br /><br />The woman was left with a bruised lower lip after one of the accused bit her. She had left the city without filing a police complaint. However, the cops took suo motu cognisance of the matter and filed a case against the two unidentified men.</p>