MANILA, Philippines — A 24-year-old Filipino woman has filed a rape complaint against a Singaporean man she met through an online chat platform.
In a sworn statement submitted to the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office on March 5, 2026, the complainant said she was 18 years old at the time of the incident.
She named Ricky Ravin Narwani as the respondent, noting that he was temporarily in the Philippines from Jan. 24 to Jan. 28, 2020.
According to the complainant, she and Narwani began communicating online in 2019 and later through voice calls.
“As our conversations went on, I became comfortable talking with him and came to trust that he was a good person,” the woman said in her affidavit.
She said she agreed to meet Narwani in January 2020, believing it would be a casual encounter. On Jan. 27, 2020, they met for the first time in Makati City and spent most of the day together.
Later, Narwani allegedly asked her to accompany him to the Mall of Asia in Pasay City, saying he planned to meet a female friend there.
During the taxi ride, the complainant said she noticed Narwani repeatedly touching her hands and legs, prompting her to clarify that accompanying him did not indicate consent to any intimate activity.
Upon arriving at the mall, Narwani allegedly told her that his friend could not come and instead asked her to accompany him to a condominium unit in Pasay City, saying he needed to check some belongings.
The complainant narrated that upon entering the unit, Narwani locked the door and began making sexual advances. She said she tried to leave the room, but he allegedly restrained her and forced her onto the bed.
The woman said she did not immediately pursue a legal action due to shame, fear of being blamed, and emotional trauma.
She noted that the incident was recorded in a barangay blotter on the same day, but she was not emotionally ready to file a formal complaint at the time.
“It took me years to find the courage to seek justice,” she said in her affidavit, saying that the emotional weight of the incident persisted until she decided to come forward in 2026.
The complaint was lodged under the Revised Penal Code provision on rape, with the barangay blotter entry dated Jan. 27, 2020, submitted as supporting evidence.
Narwani was identified in the complaint as having an address in Barangay San Antonio, Parañaque City, and another listed address at 7 Tanjong Rhu Road #09-02 Waterside, Singapore 436887.
