A 30-year-old married woman, was allegedly gang-raped by four youths in a hotel room at Zirakpur. The youths lured her to the hotel room, on the pretext of providing a house on rent, for her family.
Three of the accused, involved in the incident have been identified by the victim; meanwhile, one is missing and is still to be identified by the victim. The incident came to light when the victim Swati Sharma (name changed) on Monday night lodged a complaint with the police. The victim is a native of Chandigarh and was residing in a rented accommodation with her husband and two children at Zirakpur.
Swati in her complaint claimed that the four accused took her in their car to show rented accommodations on Sunday, however she was taken in a hotel where she was to meet a person willing to rent a house, but in the hotel the four men started drinking. After finishing their drinks, they started sexually assaulting her and raped her in the hotel room.
After raping her, the accused abandoned Swati near her home and sped away from the spot. The complainant said that all the four accused are running a property dealing business in Zirakpur area and also owns a transport business. After getting the complaint, police took Swati for medical examination where doctors after examining her, confirmed rape. However, no arrest in the case has been made so far, said Sub Inspector Barma Singh.