16-year-old gang raped, accused nabbed

A 16-year-old girl was gang raped by her two neighbours at north Delhi’s Timarpur on Wednesday afternoon. While one of the accused was nabbed from the spot, locals chased and caught the other.

The accused has been identified as Kapil, 23 and his friend Krishan, 24, both resident of Timarpur’s Nehru Vihar area. They have been sent to judicial custody for fourteen days, said a senior police officer.

The alleged incident took place in an isolated spot near a drain in Nehru Vihar area. The victim was returning home from the local market at around 2:30 pm on Wednesday when the two men dragged her into the bushes nearby and raped her.

“A passerby heard noises from the bushes. He informed a beat constable Ajay who was nearby. With the help of passerby, the constable managed to catch Kapil red-handed,” said a senior police officer.

Kapil’s friend Krishan, however, managed to escape from the spot. But locals chased him for some distance and managed to nab him too. The victim was sent for a medical test which confirmed the gang rape.

The girl, who dropped out of school sometime ago and was living with her parents in the area, knew the two accused from before as they have been neighbours for quite some time.

However, police said the girl has not complained of harassment in any form by the two accused in the past. “The two youths probably made the plan that day and quietly followed her till she reached an isolated spot,” said another senior police officer.

Kapil works as a carpenter whereas Krishan is employed at a stationery store in Timarpur.

“On the basis of victim’s statement and medical report, we have registered a case of kidnapping and gang rape at Timarpur police station and arrested both the accused,” added the officer.

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