A Dalit woman, who had alleged that she was kidnapped and raped by five youths here on July 13, today refused to record her statement before a Judicial Magistrate.
She, though, gave her statement before a team of the Haryana Women’s Commission. “Such incidents should never happen. The guilty should be punished strictly,” commission vice-chairperson Suman Dahiya told the media.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakesh Arya told The Tribune that a Judicial Magistrate met the complainant at the local PGIMS after she expressed her inability to go to court for recording her statement, but she refused to get her statement recorded before the Magistrate.
“We do not know why she did not get her statement recorded. Doctors treating her said she was fit to give a statement,” he said.
The police, meanwhile, have not received a forensic report confirming rape. Sources said samples had been sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory at Madhuban (Karnal) for the confirmation of rape.
Accused approach police
Three of the five accused approached the police along with their family, claiming they were not present at the location mentioned by the complainant at the time of the alleged crime.
To support the claim, they furnished the record of their mobile phone locations, CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts. The police had acknowledged the evidence furnished by them and said no action would be taken in haste.
The accused — Jagmohan, Amit and Sandeep of Bhiwani — who had joined the investigation yesterday, were arrested today. The police, in a statement, said efforts were on to arrest the remaining two accused.
Three accused held
Chandigarh: Director General of Police (DGP) KP Singh on Tuesday said the police arrested three persons in connection with the alleged gang rape of a Dalit woman. Two of their accomplices are on the run. The accused had allegedly raped the woman three years ago. The arrested accused have been identified as Amit, Jagmohan and Sandeep, said the DGP. The fourth accused would soon be arrested, he said, adding the identity of the fifth accused was yet to be established. Singh said the investigation brought out that the woman’s family had got a case of kidnapping registered in Bhiwani in October 2013 against unidentified persons. Later, she recorded her statement before the Judicial Magistrate that she went to Chandigarh on her own and nobody had kidnapped her. After a few days, her family insisted the woman wanted to make another statement in court regarding her kidnapping. “In her second statement recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC before the Magistrate, she alleged one Bittu alias Amit and Sushma gave her lift and took her to an abandoned place, where Amit called four of his friends, and raped her,” the DGP said.
She, though, gave her statement before a team of the Haryana Women’s Commission. “Such incidents should never happen. The guilty should be punished strictly,” commission vice-chairperson Suman Dahiya told the media.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakesh Arya told The Tribune that a Judicial Magistrate met the complainant at the local PGIMS after she expressed her inability to go to court for recording her statement, but she refused to get her statement recorded before the Magistrate.
“We do not know why she did not get her statement recorded. Doctors treating her said she was fit to give a statement,” he said.
The police, meanwhile, have not received a forensic report confirming rape. Sources said samples had been sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory at Madhuban (Karnal) for the confirmation of rape.
Accused approach police
Three of the five accused approached the police along with their family, claiming they were not present at the location mentioned by the complainant at the time of the alleged crime.
To support the claim, they furnished the record of their mobile phone locations, CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts. The police had acknowledged the evidence furnished by them and said no action would be taken in haste.
The accused — Jagmohan, Amit and Sandeep of Bhiwani — who had joined the investigation yesterday, were arrested today. The police, in a statement, said efforts were on to arrest the remaining two accused.
Three accused held
Chandigarh: Director General of Police (DGP) KP Singh on Tuesday said the police arrested three persons in connection with the alleged gang rape of a Dalit woman. Two of their accomplices are on the run. The accused had allegedly raped the woman three years ago. The arrested accused have been identified as Amit, Jagmohan and Sandeep, said the DGP. The fourth accused would soon be arrested, he said, adding the identity of the fifth accused was yet to be established. Singh said the investigation brought out that the woman’s family had got a case of kidnapping registered in Bhiwani in October 2013 against unidentified persons. Later, she recorded her statement before the Judicial Magistrate that she went to Chandigarh on her own and nobody had kidnapped her. After a few days, her family insisted the woman wanted to make another statement in court regarding her kidnapping. “In her second statement recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC before the Magistrate, she alleged one Bittu alias Amit and Sushma gave her lift and took her to an abandoned place, where Amit called four of his friends, and raped her,” the DGP said.
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