The police on Thursday claimed to solve the case of the brutal gangrape of a 19-year-old woman and murder of her 9-month-old infant following the arrest of three accused who were allegedly involved in the crime.
The accused were produced in a city court where they were remanded in police custody till June 10. The accused have been identified as Yogender, Amit and Jaikesh. All three are residents of Bulandshahar district in western Uttar Pradesh.
During the probe, police came to know that Jaikesh was the kingpin of the gang. He was the driver of the vehicle and was brain behind the ghastly crime. He was the first who raped the woman and threw the infant out of the vehicle.
Jaikesh was arrested from Village Hisra, District Bulandshahar (Uttar Pradesh) early on Thursday morning. “Jaikesh had fled to his native place on May 31 his aids reveals about his hideout and several efforts were made by the police team to nab him,” DCP (south), Ashok Bakshi, said.
DCP said said that Yogender and Amit had arrived in Gurugram in search of jobs. Yogender and Amit were arrested on Wednesday after a massive search operation, Yogender was apprehended from Bas Khusla Village in Manesar where the woman also lives and Amit was arrested from the Delhi-Gurugram border later in the evening.
During interrogation, they confessed that they had picked up the woman near IMT Manesar Chowk on May 29 midnight when she was on her way to in-laws’ place in Village Khandsa with her nine-year-old daughter, the DCP added.
Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women (NCW) member Rekha Sharma visited Gurugram on Thursday for a detailed inquiry about the case.
“The State Government will give compensation and possible help for the rape survivor, however, the amount was not announced yet. The NCW will seek detail report on negligence by the personnel in the case from the Commissioner of Gurugram police,” she said.
She further said, the NCW has imparted training to the Haryana women police officers to deal with rape survivors and also about the counciling. The NCW has imparted fresh training to the 800 new female cops of Haryana police.
The accused allegedly drove with her to Kherki Daula took a u-turn and returned to Manesar and during this period also committed the crime, the police said.