Gurgaon woman gangraped in moving car, dumped in Delhi

UNSAFE The victim was kidnapped by three men while walking to her room in sec 17; she had gone out with a friend to watch a movie in CP

GURGAON: A 26-year-old woman was gang-raped by three men in a moving car after she was kidnapped near Sukhrali village in Gurgaon on Saturday.

The victim, who lives as a paying guest in sector 17, told the police that she went to Connaught Place in New Delhi to watch a movie on Friday night with her male friend after which they went to a bar. The duo returned to Gurgaon in a cab at around 2am on Saturday.

“I was going to my room when suddenly three men forced me inside a Swift Dzire and raped me. They threatened me against informing anyone about the incident and dropped me on a secluded road somewhere in Delhi. From there, a biker helped me reach the toll point (Sarhaul border), where I met a Delhi Police personnel at 6.45am who took me to Gurgaon Police,” the victim said in her complaint to the police. “The three men took turns to rape me,” she added.

The spot from where she was kidnapped is about 1.5 kms away from Sector 17/18 police station in Gurgaon. A police official said that a sandal of the victim was found at the spot.

An FIR in this regard was lodged at the police station under section 376-D (gang rape), 365 (kidnapping), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case was lodged in the presence of a legal counsel and Delhi Police personnel.

“We have lodged a case and are investigating the incident and trying to get more information on the three unidentified men,” said Sumit Kuhar, deputy commissioner of police (crime).

An official of sector 18 police station said medical examination of the victim, a native of Gangtok in Sikkim, was conducted and attempts are being made to trace the car so that the accused can be identified.