In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by four men including her male friend in a rented flat in Northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar area. the accused allegedly made an MMS of the heinous act and threatened to leak it on the web if she told anyone about the incident.
Police said that the incident took place on Tuesday evening. The matter was reported to the police on Wednesday afternoon after which a case under sections 376 (2) (g) (gang-rape) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the Jyoti Nagar police station. The girl is stated to be in a critical condition.
Confirming the incident, Dr A K Singla, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) said, "We received a complaint from the girl's mother on Wednesday and acting on it, we have arrested two youths- a 23 year old man- friend of the victim and 21-year old boy- friend of the 23-year-old,"
A senior police officer, privy to the investigation said, "The girl, a class 12 had left home saying that she is going to school. Instead, she went to meet her male friend who then took her to a flat. On reaching the location, she found three of his male friends, which made her uncomfortable. They all somehow cajoled her and they had drinks after which they took turns to rape her,"
"They even filmed the act and threatened to leak it on the internet if she told anyone about the incident," added the officer
The girl, in a semi unconscious state, managed to reach her house and narrated the ordeal to her mother. her mother rushed her to a private hospital from where she was shifted to the GTB hospital.
Police said that the girl is currently undergoing treatment at the Guru Tegh Bahadur hospital where she is stated to be in a critical condition. Efforts are on to nab the other accused.