Three Jamia students among 4 held for Defence Colony gang rape

New Delhi, December 5: Six young men, including three law students from Jamia Milia Islamia University, allegedly kept a 16-year-old girl by force in a Defence Colony house in south Delhi, and raped her repeatedly for 10-12 days. Four of them have been arrested while two are on the run.

The victim, a class XI student, had in September run away from her parents' home in Delhi and had been living with a woman friend. Her parents have been informed and her statement recorded in front of the magistrate. A medical examination has confirmed the rape.

The girl's parents had earlier lodged a case of kidnapping after she went missing. The victim is believed to have been taken to a house in Sarai Jullena, south Delhi, and sexually assaulted there as well.

Police sources said the girl initially stayed with a woman friend who on November 15 asked the victim to find other accommodation as she had to shift to another house. The victim alleged that her friend suggested she could stay with her friend, Pulkit Chaudhry, one of the accused, who claimed to be in Delhi Police.

Rapists kept girl quiet with threats

Pulkit Chaudhry, who hails from Panipat, and his friends soon came to know that she had left home and allegedly began to intimidate her. They also threatened to inform her parents about her whereabouts. The accused then allegedly raped her. Even Pulkit's friends, who visited him, raped the girl, police said.

The victim also told the police that Pulkit posed as a sub-inspector and his friend, Amandeep Katyan, as an advocate. They often talked about police stations to frighten her.

Pulkit and Amandeep, who is from Rohtak, are among the four arrested. The others are Rupanshu Pratap Singh from Bihar and Sharad Shekhar. All four are between 21 and 25 years old. One of them works with a private company while the others are law students.

Police said a hunt is on to nab the other two accused. The girl, who is of Nepali origin, said in her complaint that she tried to escape from the Defence Colony house several times, but failed. She finally managed to give her captors a slip on November 29 and reached New Friends Colony after which she approached the local police and lodged her complaint.

"On the basis of the victim's statement, a case was filed at the Defence Colony police station and the medical examination of the girl was carried, which confirmed rape. Following more investigations, the accused were held," a cop said.