New Delhi, January 27: An 18-year-old girl was kidnapped from outside her house and alleged gangraped by three friends on Tuesday night. The incident was reported at 9.30 pm from Outer Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy area.
The police said the girl had come to Delhi from Bihar five months ago for medical treatment. On Tuesday night, the girl, who is staying with her uncle in the city, had just gone out when her neighbour, identified as 21-year-old Sanjeev, kidnapped her at knifepoint. The accused took her to his house and called two of his friends.
The three then allegedly raped her in turns at knifepoint.
According to the girl’s statement, when the three accused started planning to kill her, she screamed for help, alerting the neighbours. They rushed to the house and managed to catch hold of two of the accused.
“A neighbour took the girl for a medical examination at a local hospital where sexual assault was confirmed. We registered a case and arrested the two,” a senior police officer said.
A manhunt has been launched for the third accused, a minor, the police said.
A case has been registered.
—Agencies