A 19-year-old college girl student, who was felicitated by the State Government after she topped the CBSE Board exams two years ago, was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped by a group of men in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district.
The girl, a resident of Rewari, was forcefully picked up from a bus stop in Kanina town, Mahendragarh, on her way back from a coaching centre on Wednesday and was taken to a secluded place where she was gangraped after being offered a drink laced with sedatives, said police, adding that the accused were in a car.
Later, they left her in an unconscious state near a bus stop in Kanina, said police.
The family of the victim has said she has named three accused in her complaint, but when the incident took place, she sensed that 8-10 people could have been there.
“The three men accused of raping the student after drugging her have been identified and would be arrested soon. The accused belong to the same village as that of the victim,” said Shrikant Yadav, ADGP South Range, Rewari.
Sharing details of her daughter’s trauma, the victim’s mother said her daughter is in a state of shock after the incident and the accused are still roaming freely.
“Police have failed to take any action against the miscreants. We were made to run from pillar to post before our complaint was taken. The FIR was registered at 1 am as police kept citing jurisdiction issues making us shuttle between Rewari and Kanina. All we want is justice,” the mother told the media in her village, which falls in Rewari district.
Meanwhile, the victim was admitted to hospital in Rewari after she complained of pain in the abdomen.
“The patient was brought here with complaint of abdominal pain and we admitted her. Her X-ray and ultrasound were done which were normal. Her vitals are stable, though she appears to be tense. We will also seek a psychiatric opinion,” said a doctor at civil hospital in Rewari.
When asked about delay in registration of FIR in the case, Yadav said zero FIR was registered in Rewari and was later transferred to Mahendragarh Police as the crime happened in its jurisdiction. Both Rewari and Mahendragarh police are making efforts to nab the accused, he said. A zero FIR can be filed in any police station and can be later transferred to the concerned police station.
“We got her medical examination conducted immediately. We dispatched the medical report to Kanina police as they are handling the investigation,” Rewari SP, Rajesh Duggal said on Friday. Duggal said as the victim’s village falls in Rewari district, they had first approached the Rewari police.
Reacting on the rape incident, Chief Minister Manohar Lal said law will take its own course and whoever is found guilty will be punished.
Pritabha Suman, chairperson of Haryana State Commission for Women, met the victim and her family to record their statement. “The guilty will be punished and action would also be taken against police officers who delayed the registration of FIR,” she said.
Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda lashed out at the BJP-led Haryana Government over increase in cases of crime against women and girls in the state.
Hooda said it is unfortunate and shameful that the incidents of crime against women are increasing in the State but the BJP Government, which gave a slogan of “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” has failed to keep a check on crime cases.