NEW DELHI: Two Army men have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and misbehaving with her sister near a restricted place in Delhi Cantonment late on Saturday night.
The two survivors, aged 24 and 25 years old, told police that they were walking in the area with two male friends when two men in uniform approached them and told them that they had entered a restricted area.
The two allegedly asked their male friends to leave.
As per the survivors, the accused Army personnel then allegedly forced themselves on the women.
While one of the women alleged that she was sexually assaulted, the other claimed that they molested her.
In the meantime, the male friends of the survivors returned and got into an argument with the Army men.
A scuffle ensued and the accused men were thrashed by them.
Subsequently, police were informed who reached the location and took all of them to a police station.
“A case for rape and molestation has been registered and the accused, Sandeep (28) and Neeraj Dhaka (29), have been arrested.
They worked as sepoys.
No satisfactory response was given by the survivors or their friends when asked why they were roaming in the restricted area.
Further investigations are under way,” said Ingit Pratap Singh, deputy commissioner of police, South-West.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)