The Delhi Police has arrested two persons for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman who came to Delhi along with her husband from Bihar in a search of a work.
The incident was reported from Gokulpuri area of North-East Delhi and the Delhi Police is still looking for another two rapists. Enraged over the incident Aam Aadmi Party’s workers staged a protest outside the Gokulpuri police station and later on evening 15 party workers were arrested in a rioting case.
Police said that the accused have been identified as Digamber (31) and Ravi (32), both are electricians and run their shop in Gokulpuri area. “The incident came to light on Wednesday afternoon when the victim along with her husband came at Gokulpuri police station and informed the local police about he incident. She narrated her ordeal to the police and based on her complaint, a gang rape case was registered,” a senior police officer said.
The victim told the police that she along with her husband arrived from Bihar on last Sunday. They told them that they would help them in searching job and provided a room in the area. On Tuesday night, Digambar took the couple to his house in Gokulpuri where he and Ravi threatened the couple and took turns to rape the woman and kept the couple in confinement till the next day.
During the journey, the couple told the auto rickshaw driver what all had happened. The driver then called AAP party members following which a case was registered and the accused arrested.