Woman gang-raped by 5 men in Delhi's Pandav Nagar, jumps off balcony naked; accused claim they ‘paid Rs 5,000 for sex'
New Delhi: In yet another horrific incident bringing disgrace to the national capital, a 26-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and stripped by five men in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar locality.
The woman, who was gang-raped till wee hours on Monday, later jumped off the balcony of the first floor of the building where she was locked in a bid to escape from her alleged rapists.
According to reports, the accused first raped her in turns and then locked her up naked in the room till she managed to jump off from the balcony to escape.
On the basis of woman's complaint, the police later registered a case at the Pandav Nagar Police Station and arrested all five accused.
The five men arrested by police have been identified as – Lakshay Bhalla, Vikas Kumar, Naveen, Swarit and Prateek.
While four of the accused work in call centres in Noida, Swarit works as an engineer in Tech Mahindra.
Police said the woman, a mother of two kids, was allegedly taken to Pandav Nagar flat by Vikas.
Vikas allegedly left the flat after telling the woman that he has some work and he will pick her up in the morning after finishing the work, police said.
The woman lives with her two children in south Delhi's Munirka area.
In her statement, she told police that she knew Vikas for the past few months. Last night, Vikas met her in Munirka and asked her to accompany him to his friend's house for a party.
“The woman left with him and on the way met two of his friends. The three brought her to the flat where their other friends were already present. The woman protested about the presence of others,” he said.
Vikas later returned to the flat. The woman told police that the five forced her to consume alcohol.
When she got drunk, they allegedly locked her in the flat and took turns to rape her.
They allegedly threatened her of dire consequences if she raised an alarm or attempted to escape from the flat.
At around 5.30 am, the woman managed to reach the balcony and jumped. She alerted some passersby about the sexual assault she was subjected to. One of them informed the police.
“The woman was admitted to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital for medical treatment and examination. She has sustained minor injuries in her legs,” said the officer.
Meanwhile, police said further investigation is on as the woman has been changing her statement. The five accused, meanwhile, claimed that they brought the woman home for “paid sex” during a Holi party. The woman, who they claim is into prostitution, was paid Rs 5,000 as part of the deal.
