DUBAI, Jan. 14 -- A man who allegedly kidnapped a woman from a park in Dubai and then raped her was charged in a local court.

According to the prosecutors, the 46-year-old Bangladeshi man impersonated him as an employee of Dubai Municipality and asked a Pakistani woman sitting at the park to accompany him to the police station, otherwise, he would fine him Dh 500.

The man was formally indicted on the charges of kidnapping, rape, sexual assault and impersonation of a public employee. The accused pleaded non-guilty and opted to contest the charges.

The prosecutors sought maximum punishment under the law for the accused.

A case was registered on October 6 at the port police centre.

The victim, a 22-year-old woman on a visit visa, said t...