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One of accused arrested after exchange of fire
NEW DELHI: Out to celebrate her birthday with a friend after visiting Kalkaji Temple, a 17-year-old girl from Faridabad was allegedly raped by three men posing as cops in Aastha Kunj Park near the bustling Nehru Place Monday evening. The girl, a student of Class XI, had gone to the park with a male friend, also 17, after visiting the temple around 7pm. The incident happened between 7.30pm and 8pm. The girl called the PCR around 8.45pm and a team from Amar Colony police station, about 2km away, rushed to the spot.
They told them they were minors and doing something “wrong” and that their parents would be informed. They said a case would be registered and threatened to call the PCR, police said. Police said one of the men, Asif, threatened her with a firearm and a knife and raped her. Joint commissioner of police (southern range) Vijay Kumar said she was examined at AIIMS and crime and FSL teams inspected the scene.
Police arrested one accused after an exchange of fire Tuesday morning and two others soon after. They entered the park from a gate that’s close to Lotus Temple. Their nightmare began unfolding when the three men in plainclothes allegedly approached them and began intimidating them. They then allegedly manhandled and slapped the girl’s friend before taking her away to a secluded part of the park. The other two, Hemant and Mukesh, then allegedly took turns to rape her. The three men then fled after threatening the girl and her friend. Police recorded the girl’s statement. Some used condoms were found on the spot. Police formed teams to trace the accused. Clues provided by the girl about the clothes the men were wearing and the names with which they were addressing each other proved critical in helping police make headway. With the help of some local enquiries and CCTV footage from the vicinity, where Hemant and Mukesh, who are brothers, were spotted, police were soon on the trail of the criminals.