The Delhi Police has arrested three men, after a video of a mother-daughter duo allegedly being sexually assaulted by two unidentified men in northwest Delhi's Wazirpur area was being circulated on social media.
The accused, Sonu (22), Amit (24) and Ritik (18), were arrested in connection with the incident. Police said that Ritik had filmed the act. According to Vijayanta Arya, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northwest, the act came to light on Sunday after a video started circulating on social media.
“The incident was reported from an area of JJ colony in Wazirpur. In view of the gravity of the case, multiple teams were constituted to trace the victims and the accused,” said the DCP.
“Police teams examined CCTV footage, besides local intelligence was collected and local enquiry initiated at nearby bus stops, metro stations and shelter homes,” said the DCP.
“Both the victims were traced and statements of the 35-year-old woman, a rag picker, and her 18-year-old daughter were recorded. Their medical examination has been conducted,” said the DCP.
“The women alleged that their modesty was outraged by two unidentified persons on the intervening night of December 29 and 30. A case was registered and to trace the accused men, suspected persons between the age of 20-30 years were examined by the police teams during which the victims identified the accused persons as Sonu and Amit,” said the DCP.
The person who filmed the act has also been traced and all the three men have been arrested, the DCP said, adding further investigation is underway.