A Class XI girl was allegedly gang-raped by two of her neighbours in Outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar when she was out for the morning walk on Sunday morning. The two accused, identified as Mohammed Shobat (24) and Mohammed Naushad (19) have been arrested. Angry locals beat the two up and shaved their heads before handing them over to the police.
The incident came to light when the 16-year-old girl’s family members approached the police with the complaint that their daughter, who had gone for a morning walk on Sunday, did not return. After searching for her for hours, the parents and other residents around 6 pm reached a house in the locality and broke opened the door and found the victim tied to a bed.
The girl was rescued and the two accused were beaten up and their heads shaven off by the angry locals. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ghanshyam Bansal said: “Medical reports confirmed rape. The accused are labourers and lived two houses away from the victim’s home.”
The complainant told police that when she had left for her morning walk, the duo pulled her into Shobat’s room. “They then raped her in turns and tied her with the bed,” said the officer.
The accused in their interrogation revealed that after raping the girl they tied her in the room and even took part in the search for the girl during the day. They behaved as they were with the crowd to trace the culprits.
It was only around 6 pm when one of the residents saw lights and fan inside Shobat’s house on which raised suspicion. On this the crowd broke open the door and found the girl lying inside in a semi-conscious condition, said the officer.