35-year-old woman raped in moving car in Delhi’s Shastri Nagar; 2 men arrested

A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a moving car by two men in northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park area on Monday evening. The accused, police said, were arrested within hours of the incident.

According to a senior police official, soon after the complaint was received, the woman was counselled and her statement was recorded. She was medically examined, and a case was registered under sections 376 (D) (punishment for gang rape) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

The woman told the police that the car was registered in the name of one of the accused, who was later identified as Rohit. On the basis of this information, the cops traced Rohit and his associate, Nitin.

Police said the survivor and the accused were all from Noida. “Rohit and Nitin have been friends for quite some time and on Monday, Rohit had brought the survivor to Delhi on the pretext of offering her a job. Nitin too was accompanying them on that day,” said a police official.

Rohit and Nitin were both caught on Monday. Meanwhile, the car has also been recovered and seized. The accused were both sent to judicial custody.