Lift from strangers turns into nightmare, 15-YO raped

Gurugram: Accepting lift from strangers turned out to be a nightmare for a 15-year-old from Delhi as she was raped inside the vehicle at an isolated place in Delhi.

The car accepted the lift at Iffco Chowk by two unknown people on Sunday almost three weeks ago.

According to reports, the victim and her three friends were offered lift by two people in a car Around 1 am on February 18 to Chattarpur in Delhi and later one of them raped her.

Investigating officer Indresh, sub-inspector at DLF Phase 2 police station said an FIR has been registered at DLF Phase 2 police station on Saturday under section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and sections 506 (criminal intimidation) and 323 (assault) of the Indian Penal Code after the Delhi Police forwarded the girl’s complaint to the city police.

The victim works as a cook with a caterer in Gurugram and was returning to her home when the incident happened.

Two accused offered the lift to four women including the victim. “Later, two other men boarded the car and they took the vehicle to an isolated spot, and one of the men raped her,” the SI said.

Other women were already taken out when the assault took place the victim informed.

According to the victim’s complaint, all the four women were then dropped back to Iffco Chowk by the accused.

Initially, an FIR was filed in Delhi on February 20 after the victim’s family approached police.

“We are yet to meet her. We will call her to the city to record her statement and things would be clear after that,” the SI said.