New Delhi, July 23: Four persons have been arrested after an alleged case of gang-rape was reported from the New Delhi railway station on Thursday evening, said the Delhi Police.
A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped in the electrical maintenance staff hut at platforms 8 and 9. The accused are railway employees in the electrical department.
"The victim, aged 30, was raped in the electrical maintenance staff hut at Railway Station platform 8-9 Thursday evening. All four accused are railway employees in the Electrical Department and have been arrested," said DCP, Railway, Harendra Singh. Further investigation is underway.
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Meanwhile, On July 16, the Delhi Commission for Women issued a notice to the Delhi Police in a matter of alleged rape and attempt to murder of a 15-year-old girl. The father of the girl informed the commission that he was a daily wage labourer and lived in Delhi along with his family. He informed that his 15-year-old daughter used to work in a shoe factory.
The complainant alleged that one day the contractor of the shoe factory took his daughter to his house on the pretext of his wife's illness and raped the girl. He also alleged that on Jul 5, 2022, the accused forcibly made his daughter drink acid.
DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal took cognizance of the matter and has issued a notice to the Delhi Police. The commission has sought the details of the FIR registered and the accused arrested in the matter.
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