Gurugram: Man arrested for kidnapping woman, attempting to rape her
Gurugram (PTI): A man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and attempting to rape her in the Leopard Trail area of the Aravalli region in Gurugram early Sunday morning, officials said.
Following information provided by the woman's friend, the police arrested the suspect at the scene along with his Scorpio car. An FIR was filed at the Badshahpur police station, and the accused was questioned, police said.
According to the complaint filed by the woman, who is a resident of Sirsa district, she works for a real estate company in Gurugram and lives in a paying guest accommodation. On her way back from an event early Sunday morning, she and her male friend briefly stopped at Leopard Trail for a stroll.
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Around 3 am, while they were headed towards the Aravalli Hills, a young man snatched her mobile phone and attempted to flee. When she chased after him and confronted him, he forcibly pushed her into his Scorpio car and drove off toward the forest. The woman's friend pursued the car for a considerable distance before notifying the police, the complaint read.
Responding quickly to the information, a police team arrived on the scene and managed to thwart the rape attempt, apprehending the suspect along with his vehicle, according to a senior police officer.
Police sources said that the police search operation lasted for approximately three hours, and at 5.30 am, the accused's car was discovered in a drain along the road near Sakatpur village.
During the investigation, the accused was allegedly found half-naked in the front seat, while the woman was found unconscious in the back seat.
A senior police officer said that the woman has refused medical examination, but they are investigating from all angles.
The accused was identified as Gaurav Rathi (25), a resident of village Pandala, who used to work as a driver and a fruit stall operator, police said.
"An FIR for kidnapping and attempted rape was filed against the accused, who is now in custody," Inspector Vijay Pal, SHO of Badshahpur police station, said.
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Tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub derogatory, communal: Delhi HC
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New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday termed certain tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub "highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal" as it sought her stand on a petition seeking removal of the allegedly objectionable content from social media.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, who was hearing a lawyer's petition alleging that Ayyub's tweets insulted Hindu Deities and "revered historical figures", observed that even an FIR was also directed to be registered against her in relation to the tweets and called upon the Centre, Delhi Police and X to "work in tandem" and "do the needful in 24 hours".
"Let the matter be called day after. Action is necessary in view of the highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal tweets by respondent no. 4 (Ayyub), pursuant to which FIR has also been directed against respondent no. 4 by a court of competent jurisdiction," the court ordered.
Observing that the "matter requires consideration", the court issued notice to the Centre, Ayyub as well as X on the petition seeking the immediate removal of the "highly derogatory, inflammatory, and communal tweets" by Ayyub.
The court also made Delhi Police a party to the case.
Petitioner Amita Sachdeva said she is a devout follower of the Sanatan Dharm, and on her complaint, a magisterial court had already directed the registration of an FIR while holding that the journalist's tweets prima facie disclose cognisable offences under the Indian Penal Code.
The plea said the petitioner approached X's resident grievance officer as well as the Grievance Appellate Committee for the removal of the content.
However, the committee declined to grant relief, stating the matter was sub-judice, it added.
The petitioner said the continued public availability of the tweets has caused continuing and direct injury to her religious sentiments and violated her fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 21 (Right to life and liberty) and 25 (Freedom of religion) of the Constitution.
In January 2025, a magisterial court directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against Ayyub for allegedly making derogatory posts in 2016-17 that included "insults to Hindu deities, spreading of anti-India sentiment and incitement of religious disharmony."
In an order dated January 25, 2025, it said, "From the facts of the case, prima facie cognisable offences are made out under sections 153 A (punishment for promoting enmity between different groups on the ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc), 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 505 (statements conducing public mischief) of the IPC."
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