Police in Delhi arrested four men on Friday in
connection with the alleged gangrape of a
Nigerian woman in a moving car, the latest in
a series of sex attacks in the Indian capital.
The 35-year-old, who has been staying in
India on a tourist visa, told police the men
kidnapped her after midnight on Friday
morning outside a popular shopping mall in
New Delhi’s Saket area before bundling her
into a car.
They then drove for around half an hour,
during which time the alleged gangrape took
place, before pushing her out of the vehicle.
The woman, who cannot be named, was
finally rescued after a passerby spotted her on
the side of the road in Mayur Vihar, around
20 kilometres (12 miles) away in east Delhi.
“We have received a complaint from the
woman and investigations are ongoing,”
Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat told
AFP.
“We have filed a case under relevant
sections.”
Bhagat said the four men arrested were
Indians, and the car allegedly used had been
impounded.
Local media, quoting police sources, said the
victim was in an inebriated condition at the
time of her rescue and had suffered minor
injuries but was released from hospital by
Friday afternoon.
Nigerian embassy officials in New Delhi were
not available for comment.
The city sealed its reputation as India’s “rape
capital” two years ago when a medical student
died after being gang-raped on a moving bus,
prompting mass protests and triggering a
series of policing and legal reforms.
Last year, a driver for US-based online taxi
service Uber allegedly sexually assaulted a
woman passenger in New Delhi while driving
her home from a dinner.
Police figures released earlier this year said
2,069 rape cases were registered in New Delhi
during 2014, a 31 percent jump compared to
the previous year.
connection with the alleged gangrape of a
Nigerian woman in a moving car, the latest in
a series of sex attacks in the Indian capital.
The 35-year-old, who has been staying in
India on a tourist visa, told police the men
kidnapped her after midnight on Friday
morning outside a popular shopping mall in
New Delhi’s Saket area before bundling her
into a car.
They then drove for around half an hour,
during which time the alleged gangrape took
place, before pushing her out of the vehicle.
The woman, who cannot be named, was
finally rescued after a passerby spotted her on
the side of the road in Mayur Vihar, around
20 kilometres (12 miles) away in east Delhi.
“We have received a complaint from the
woman and investigations are ongoing,”
Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat told
AFP.
“We have filed a case under relevant
sections.”
Bhagat said the four men arrested were
Indians, and the car allegedly used had been
impounded.
Local media, quoting police sources, said the
victim was in an inebriated condition at the
time of her rescue and had suffered minor
injuries but was released from hospital by
Friday afternoon.
Nigerian embassy officials in New Delhi were
not available for comment.
The city sealed its reputation as India’s “rape
capital” two years ago when a medical student
died after being gang-raped on a moving bus,
prompting mass protests and triggering a
series of policing and legal reforms.
Last year, a driver for US-based online taxi
service Uber allegedly sexually assaulted a
woman passenger in New Delhi while driving
her home from a dinner.
Police figures released earlier this year said
2,069 rape cases were registered in New Delhi
during 2014, a 31 percent jump compared to
the previous year.
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