Rape victim takes parents to cops for taking bribe for changing statement
Delhi: Rape victim takes parents to cops for taking bribe changing word 15-year-old victim approached the police to complain against her parents who were bribed in order to compel her to change her statement, police said. She carried the 5 lakh bribe amount to the police station too which was given in advance. The police were surprised that the girl chose to trust them over her parents. “The girl came with a wad of notes and said it was Rs 3 lakh. But when we counted, it was Rs 4.96 lakh,” MN Tiwari, deputy commissioner of police (outer), said. Girl’s parents were booked under the Juvenile Justice Act and for criminal intimidation, threatening someone to give false evidence and criminal conspiracy. “We arrested the girl’s mother. Her father is on the run. We are also looking for the people who were facilitating this crime,” the DCP said. The girl had gone missing on August 30 last year after which a kidnapping case was registered at the Aman Vihar police station, the DCP said. She returned home a week later and alleged that two men, including a local property dealer, had kidnapped her. She said she was allegedly taken to multiple places such as Noida and Ghaziabad where she was repeatedly gang raped before being let off a week later. On her complaint, the police registered a case of gang rape and arrested the two accused men. They were recently let off on bail. “Some people known to the accused had approached her parents and offered Rs 20 lakh to get the girl change her statement in court. Recently, they had given Rs 5 lakh cash as advance payment. The girl was aware of it,” said an investigator. “On April 10, her parents were away in court when the girl decided to report the matter to the police. She knew that the money was hidden under the bed. She picked up the cash and without counting it, reached the Prem Vihar police chowki,” said the officer. -PTC News
