Two home guards — Roshan and Jaipal — residents of Srinagar, Camptifall Road, Mussoorie, along with four others, had allegedly gang-raped a 22-year-old woman tourist, native of Siliguri of West Bengal. The accused were sent to jail after being presented before the court on Saturday. The police had arrested both the accused on Friday night. The victim is a widow with two children.
Further, Dehradun police have arrested the third accused Rewat Singh, resident of Nayanbag, Camptifall Road, Tehri district on Saturday and he will be produced in the court on Sunday, said Dehradun CO City Manoj Kumar Katyal.
Acting swiftly, Dehradun SSP Pushpak Jyoti formed a team led by CO Renu lohani. lohani was made the investigation officer of the case.
SP City Ajay Singh said that teams, formed to speed things up, had conducted raids in specific locations based on tip-offs resulting in Rewat Singh being arrested. He is a fourth class employee in Mussoorie Municipality, he said. Teams are trying their best to arrest the remaining three accused who are still elusive, he added.
CO Katyal said that teams have been deployed in Tehri, Puari, Chakrata, Vikasnagar and Dehradun to nab the remaining three accused. They are Mahavir, Arjun and Anil, he added.
The complainant’s statement under 164 of IPC was recorded before the magistrate. Earlier, on the basis of the complainant recorded by the alleged victim herself, a case under sections 376 (d) and 395 of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in the police station, Mussoorie.
Police sources said that the woman complainant, native of Siliguri of West Bengal, had reached Mussoorie from Dehradun to meet her friend on Thursday. After waiting for her friend since the morning to evening, when she thought of going back to Dehradun, the accused six persons had met her. The incident occurred on Thursday night. The accused had allegedly looted `20,000 and a mobile phone from her.