Agartala, May 18 -- A social media content creator and mobile shop owner was arrested by police in Tripura on charges of allegedly raping a tribal woman after allegedly luring her with the promise of gifting an expensive iPhone, police said on Sunday.

According to Officer-in-Charge of Amtali Police Station, Inspector Paritosh Das, the accused was formally arrested late Saturday night under Sections 65(1) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Paritosh Das said to ANI that the accused, a resident of the Kamalpur area in Dhalai district, allegedly came in contact with the victim through Facebook a few months ago. Gradually, the two started communicating regularly on social media.

As per the complaint lodged by the victim, the a...