POLICE ISSUE NOTICES TO 6 ACCUSED TO JOIN PROBE IN TIKRI RAPE CASE

ROHTAK: The SIT probing the rape case of a 25-year-old woman from West Bengal, who later died of Covid-19 at a hospital in Bahadurgarh, has served notices to all six accused and Sanyukt Kisan Morcha leaders to join the investigation.

Bahadurgarh DSP Pawan Kumar Sharma said they have served notices to all six accused and some farm leaders, including Yogendra Yadav.

“One of the accused, Yogita Suhag, had appeared before the SIT. She confessed that she along with others made a video of the victim in which she alleged that Anil Malik, who is associated with Kisan Social Army had misbehaved with her when they were coming to Tikri from West Bengal in a train,” the DSP said.

“We have formed three teams to arrest them. Four persons were booked apart from the two accused as the victim’s father had mentioned the role of these six persons in the case. If any of them is found to be innocent, we will give them a clean chit,” the DSP said.

The SIT also interrogated Yogendra Yadav . “Police recorded my statement. I shared information about the case and assured full cooperation as the truth should come out,“said Yadav.

The DSP added that they have searched the farmers’ tents at Tikri border after co-accused Anup Singh’s video came to fore in which he was seen sitting in a tent. Meanwhile, co-accused Anup has said that they were sleeping in the train when Malik misbehaved with the victim.

“The woman had narrated the incident to her father once we reached Tikri. Her health started deteriorating and the farm leaders decided to send her back with Malik and me. When we reached Hansi, Yogendra Yadav asked us to come back and start her treatment at any hospital in Delhi so we returned. There was no abduction. I have no role in the case and am ready to face probe,” he said.