Police have arrested a suspect in the case where a 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped in the Capital’s Hauz Khas village area on 18 February. The accused has been sent to 14-day judicial custody.
According to reports, one of the suspects is a minor and police have identified both suspects as being residents of a slum in the Hauz Khas area.
Around 15 police teams were working on the case, following up leads based on CCTV footage, local intelligence and by questioning parking attendants, private security guards of the Deer Park and other shopkeepers in the locality.
The Horrific Crime
In her complaint, the 24-year-old woman alleged that she was waiting for a cab, along with her cousin, in the Hauz Khas area at around 11:30 pm on Saturday when two men approached them and offered them a lift.
Hindustan Times reported that the accused then lured her to an isolated spot inside the park where he allegedly raped her. The two scaled a wall to gain entry into the park after the accused offered to show her a dry lake inside the park, according to the report.
The woman reported the crime to the personnel at a police picket near the park. The report further said that a sketch of the suspect’s face has been prepared based on the student’s description. Footage caught on CCTV also shows the accused’s friend chatting with the student’s cousin.
We are in touch with the woman, and she is being counselled to help her recover from the trauma.Police Officer
A case under IPC section 376 (rape) was registered. “The main accused has been identified and further investigation is underway,” special Commissioner of Police (Southwest) and Delhi Police spokesperson Dependra Pathak said on Monday.
(With inputs from PTI. This story has been updated to reflect the developments in the case.)
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