A 22-year-old diploma engineering student was arrested for allegedly raping and thrashing his neighbour in East Delhi’s Mandawali area. The victim is pursuing graduation via correspondence with Delhi University and lives in the neighbourhood area of the accused along with his parents.
Police said that the accused has been identified as Bunty, staying in Mandawali area. “The arrest was made on Sunday evening following a complaint from the victim. Based on the victim’s complaint, a case was registered under Sections 376, 506, 323, 341 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Mandawali Police Station of East Delhi,” a senior police officer said.
The victim, in her statement, told police that a few months back, Bunty took her for a drive in his car. On the way back, he offered her a spiked beverage, which rendered her comatose. The accused took her to a hotel in Ghaziabad and raped her. “After outraging her modesty, he allegedly threatened her of dire consequences if she informed police. He later dumped her outside her residence. The accused started stalking the victim. On Sunday evening, the accused barged into her house when she was alone and tried to rape her again. When she resisted his advances, he started thrashing her,” a police officer said, adding she finally mustered courage and narrated the ordeal to her mother. Police was informed and a case was registered. Bunty was arrested from his residence.
In another incident, a 17-year-old juvenile was apprehended for allegedly kidnapping and molesting a minor girl in Sarojini Nagar area of South Delhi. “The juvenile kidnapped the four-year-old girl when she was playing outside her house and took her to an isolated place where he first molested her and attempted to rape her. When she started crying, the accused fled from the scene,” the officer added. The victim was spotted by a passerby on Sunday evening and police was informed. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where medical report confirmed she had been physically abused.