Rewari gang rape main accused send to 4-day police custody
Chandigarh, Sep 24: A court in Haryana has sent two of the main accused in the gang rape case of a 19-year-old college student to four days police custody, police said on Monday.
The Haryana Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Sunday arrested the two main accused, Pankaj and Manish
Both were on the run for 11 days after the gang rape incident. They were arrested from Satnali in Mahendragarh district.
A court in Kanina sent them to four days of police custody. Pankaj is a soldier in the Indian Army.
The victim, a school topper, was abducted and gang raped after being drugged on September 12 while she was on the way to a coaching institute.
Earlier, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had announced the arrest of the third accused, Nishu and two other men -- Deendayal, the owner of a tubewell room where the crime took place in Mahendragarh, and Sanjeev Kumar, a medical practitioner who had treated the victim.
Both Deendayal and Sanjeev were booked as they did not inform police despite knowing about the crime.
The police had earlier announced a reward of Rs one lakh for providing information on the absconding main accused, all residents of Kanina village.
The victim, who has identified her attackers, and her parents had earlier accused the police of not taking action and dealing with the matter casually.
She alleged that her attackers gave her sedative-laced water to drink and gang raped her in a room on an agricultural field till she fell unconscious. They later dumped her at a bus stop near her village.
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11-year-old dies by suicide after sexual assault in Bareilly; accused arrested
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, who later died by suicide due to trauma, police said on Wednesday.
The post-mortem report confirmed sexual assault and multiple injuries on the minor's body, including bite marks and nail scratches. The cause of death was found to be hanging, they said.
According to ASP (South) Anshika Verma, the incident came to light on 27 April, when the girl, a Class 8 student, was found hanging at her home in Deoria Abdullaganj village under the Mirganj police station area. Initially, the family reported the death as suicide and was reluctant to pursue police action.
"The autopsy report changed the course of the investigation. It confirmed sexual assault and noted severe physical trauma. The cause of death was confirmed as hanging," Verma said.
A breakthrough in the case came from the statement of the victim's younger sister, who told police that the accused, Zeeshan (26), a resident of the same village, frequently loitered near the minor's school and allegedly gave her small sums of money to keep his interactions with her a secret, she said.
Police said that on the day of the incident, the accused allegedly lured the minor and assaulted her. Distressed by the incident, the child later took her own life while her mother was away, police said.
"Based on technical surveillance, CCTV footage, and statements from the family, we established Zeeshan's involvement. He was arrested near the Mirganj weekly market on Tuesday," they said.
