Haryana rape

Bhasin said the SIT was conducting raids in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan to trace the absconding accused.

“With the arrest of the two, the police got some vital clues about the whereabouts of the rest accused and they will be arrested soon. We will produce Deen Dayal and Sanjeev in court on Monday and seek police remand for further investigations,” she said.

Relatives, friends and fellow villagers of the accused are among 100 people the police have questioned as part of their investigations.

The survivor, who has identified the accused, and her parents said earlier that the police were not taking satisfactory action in the matter. The family alleged that more men could be linked to the crime.

The woman’s mother said the family had decided to return a cheque for Rs 2 lakh handed over to them on Saturday under the Haryana Victim Compensation Scheme, 2013.

“We do not want this cheque. Is this the price which is being put for honour of my daughter? All we want is justice. We used to hear about long arm of the law, but what are police doing? The accused are still on the run,” she said.

Pankaj, the accused armyman who was on leave when the crime took place, was supposed to re-join his duty on Saturday but he didn’t return, the investigators said. They only gave the first names of the accused.

The case has triggered sharp reactions from opposition parties who have demanded the resignation of CM Khattar on moral grounds, saying the state failed to protect its daughters.