An 18-year-old girl alleged that she was kidnapped and gang-raped by three persons, including a traffic constable of the Delhi Police in west Delhi's Vikaspuri on Friday. Three accused, as well as a woman — whom the victim accused of facilitating the crime — have been arrested.
Praveen Kumar is posted with the Ashok Vihar traffic police circle, Ajay is an MBA graduate and Satyendra runs a mobile shop in Tihar village. The woman is one Kiran Kalia. “The victim told is that last Thursday, she was kidnapped by Ajay and Satyendra when she had gone to PVR Vikaspuri. They allegedly took her to a flat in Sector 16 Dwarka, where the third accused also joined them. They then allegedly raped her and also threatened her with dire consequences if she told anyone about it,” a senior police officer said.
The victim somehow managed to escape from their clutches and reached a police station to narrate her tale. Based on the victim’s statement, a case was registered under Sections 365(abduction), 367 D (gang-rape) and 506 (threatening) of the Indian Penal Code at Vikaspuri Police station.