The building where the incident occurred. (Mid-Day)
Some things never change. Nullifying claims made by Delhi Police Commissioner BK Gupta on ensuring safety of women in the capital, a 45-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped and raped by three unidentified assailants in Malviya Nagar area of south district. According to police sources, the incident took place on the night of July 29 when the victim (identity withheld) was going back to her cousin's house in Kalkaji from Delhi airport. She had gone to drop off her daughter, who was going to Pune. As per the FIR, which has been lodged at the Malviya Nagar police station, the victim was going to Kalkaji in an auto when it developed a snag.
"I took an auto after dropping off my daughter at about 7.30 pm. The auto broke down near Dhaula Kuan road. I got out of the auto to look for another. In the meantime, a white Innova car arrived with two persons in it. The person who was sitting on the front seat beside the driver (about 35-40 years of age) asked me where I was going and I told him the situation. They offered me a lift on the pretext that I wouldn't find an auto here and accepted as they seemed gentle to me," the FIR said.
"I stayed in the car for about 20-25 minutes after which the vehicle stopped near a gate. One of the men got out of the car and forcibly dragged me to the second floor of the house where there was already another person. They raped me there," read the report. The victim also said in her statement that the assailants had switched on the TV on a high volume due to which her screams could not be heard by the neighbours.
"The man who offered me a lift raped me first. He was wearing a red T-shirt. The driver of the car, who was wearing a white-striped shirt, followed," the FIR said. Police sources said that the victim then tried to run away from the room but was caught by the trio. They then discussed something and after sometime dropped her in the middle of the road at an isolated place and escaped in the same car.
"The woman went back near the place where she was taken and then made a PCR call. We reached the spot and went to that house. However, by then they had escaped and there was no one in the room and there was no sign of the car," police sources said. The room was properly scrutinised by a female investigating officer. The trio is still at large.
The address written in the FIR which the police team checked is JH-37, Khirki Extension, Malviya Nagar. A case has been registered in connection with the incident and a probe is on. The victim had come to Delhi to meet her cousin. Police sources said that they have not been able to crack the case yet and senior officials are monitoring it directly. "We have asked the deputy commissioner of police and other officers to look into the matter and give results soon," a senior police officer said, on condition of anonymity.