Partying men attempt to rape 21-yr old

GURUGRAM: Five men were arrested while two managed to escape on charges of attempting to rape a 21-year-old information technology (IT) professional in a posh condominium in sector 86 on Thursday night when she climbing the stairs to her secondfloor apartment in a case with all the ingredients that many believe makes Gurugram unsafe: wild young men with means; gangs; guns; and liquor.

High drama ensued after the woman raised an alarm, with residents of the condominium claiming that two of the men arrested, both residents of a first-floor apartment in the same condominium were habitual offenders and alleging that police officials delayed filing an FIR and tried to cover up the matter, eventually registering an FIR several hours later only after senior police officials were informed .

Police identified the arrested men only by their first names: Ankit alias Kali, his brother Sawan, Abhishek, Mukesh alias Monty and Sachin. Hemant, a native of Badha village near Sector 86 and Kamal alias Nandi are at large. According to the police , Hemant was given police protection after a suspected gangster opened fire on him last year. It isn’t clear why, or whether Hemant is part of a gang.

The flat was owned by Ankit and Sawan’s grandfather; the duo hails from Safidon in Haryana’s Jind district. According to the police, Ankit and Sawan have been staying in the apartment for over two years. While Ankit drives a cab for a private cab aggregator, Sawan works in a private company. Abhishek and Mukesh are from Lucknow, UP, and had come to the city to attend a function. Sachin hails from Badha village, said police.

Police, the incident took place around 9.45pm when the victim, who returned from office, was cornered by one of the accused in the staircase on the first floor.

Kherki Daula station house officer Kuldeep Kumar said the brothers had invited the five others for a party and were drunk. “The victim opted to take the stairs to her second-floor apartment and was assaulted by the accused in the staircase near the first floor. She managed to run and informed her parents,” said Kumar.