Three men have been arrested for allegedly passing lewd comments at three JNU students on Tuesday night. Police said that the accused have been identified as Vishal (32), Rashmikant (33) and Jagat (34).
“The incident occurred inside the JNU campus when the victims were returning from a friend’s birthday party. The accused were roaming on their bikes inside the campus. The victims immediately raised an alarm and informed the beat constable,” said a senior police officer.
After receiving the PCR call, police immediately rushed to the spot and arrested the accused persons. In another incident, a 32-year-old woman was gang-raped by two of her neighbours when she was sleeping at her house in South-West Delhi's Bindapur area, police said on Wednesday, adding that the accused have been arrested.
"The incident took place on Tuesday when the victim was sleeping with her two children at her Bindapur residence, when both the accused, Santosh (22) and Roshan (24), allegedly barged into her house and raped her," said a senior police officer.
At the time of the incident, the victim's husband was on night duty in a factory. After raping her, the accused threatened her with dire consequences if she told anyone about the incident. The victim told her husband when he returned from work who then informed the police by making a call to the police control room (PCR).
"Based on the victim's statement, a case was registered under Sections 376 (2) G and 506 (threatening) of the India Penal Code at Bindapur Police Station. After registering the case, the two accused, were arrested from their residences," the officer added.