Four youths were arrested for abducting and molesting a 31-year-old woman in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area early on Saturday. The victim is a national of Uganda.
She met the accused at Crystal Palace Hotel in Gurgaon on Friday night and they offered to drop her home in Shakarpur. However, on their way, they started molesting her and when she resisted; they first thrashed her and later dumped her on the Mahipalpur flyover
Police said the victim is staying at a rented accommodation in Shakarpur. She came to India three months ago for medical treatment. The accused have been identified as Prakhar Gupta (22), Amandeep (22), Swapnal Rana (21) and Daman (24); all are residents of Mayur Vihar area of East Delhi. Two of the accused are students of Hotel Management in Bangalore, while one of them has completed his BTech and another is preparing for entrance tests for Mass Communication courses.
“The incident took place early on Saturday when one of the accused, Prakhar met the victim at a party,” a senior police officer said.
After the party, he offered to drop her home in his Skoda car. Initially, the victim refused but when she couldn't find any taxi, then she accepted his offer. In the meantime, the other three youths also joined them. “On their way, the accused allegedly slapped her repeatedly as she resisted their molestation attempts. She started screaming which scared the accused and they dumped her on the Mahipalpur flyover,” the officer added.
They also threatened her of dire consequences if she informs the matter to anyone. Reportedly, the victim had kicked the accused and had also caught one of them when they dumped her, while the others managed to flee. “Some passersby made a call to the police control room (PCR). local police immediately reached the spot and the victim was taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre, where she is recuperating,” the officer added.
Based on the victim's statement, a case was registered under Sections 365 (kidnapping), 323 (causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and common intention (34) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Vasant Kunj (North) Police station. “All the accused were arrested,” the officer added.