Woman offered lift, raped in Hauz Khas

IN HER COMPLAINT,

THE WOMAN SAID THE ACCUSED, WHOM SHE COULDN’T IDENTIFY, RAPED HER AT THE DEER PARK IN SOUTH DELHI

NEW DELHI: A man allegedly raped a 24-year-old student from a northeastern state at south Delhi’s popular Deer Park around 2.30am on Sunday when she was returning home with a cousin after dinner at a restaurant in Hauz Khas Village.

The woman said in her complaint that the man, who she couldn’t identify, raped her twice at the park adjacent to the Capital’s signature hangout with 48 restaurants, art galleries and designer boutiques.

The two cousins, who stay at a rented flat in Munirka, had gone to Hauz Khas with friends on Saturday night. After dinner, around 1am, the two women were trying to hail a cab to return home when two men approached them.

They struck a conversation and offered to drop them home, saying they have a car parked at a distance. The two women accepted the offer and walked with the men towards the car.

“In the meantime, the suspect offered to show his target a dry lake inside the park,” a police officer said.

The park — a sprawling green space and popular for family outings — is closed for the public at night.

“The duo scaled a wall to get in as the gates were locked,” the officer said.

The cousin, meanwhile, was walking towards the car with the other guy, unaware of her sister’s detour.

When the suspect and the student reached an isolated stretch, the man allegedly tried to grope her.

Angry over the man’s shock assault, the woman tried to put up a fight and hit him with a stone. But he was too strong for her. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6