JAIPUR: A 23-year-old girl was gang-raped allegedly by two people after she was left on the road after a fight with a friend near Bhankrota police station area in the city during early hours on Monday.
Police have lodged a case of rape and assault and detained a few in this connection.
The crime has exposed the claims made by the police of keeping vigil during lockdown.
According to the police, two friends in a car came to restaurant bar in C-Scheme late on Sunday evening.
They were joined by the rape survivor and her male companion, Deepu, who came in a scooter.
“One of the boys who knew the guard of the restaurant paid him some money and arranged for some drinks.
All the four, including the girl, consumed alcohol.
Later, the girl’s friend Deepu and one of the boys decided to go back home in the scooter, while Rakshit, the owner of the car, agreed to drop the girl home,” said deputy commissioner of police (west) Pradeep Mohan Sharma.
The girl then asked Rakshit to take her on a long drive.
The girl was changing her statements: Police “They were both in an inebriated condition and allegedly had a verbal fight when they reached the 200-feet bypass.
Rakshit dropped her near the Kamla Nehru Nagar flyover and left the place.
While she was walking in a lane near Bhankrota, two men overpowered her and raped her.
The girl also said that she was drunk and was unable to recall many things,” Sharma said.
Police said that the girl was changing her statements every now and then.
“So far, it is clear that none of the boys who were with the girl are responsible for the rape.
While she was walking in a lane near Bhankrota, two others picked her and raped her.
We have detained a few persons, including the three who were with the girl on Sunday evening, and are questioning them.
Hopefully, the accused will be arrested,” said additional commissioner of police Ajay Pal Lamba.
After the crime, the girl was left near the 200-feet bypass by the assailants and she went to the police station.
“She was not in a condition to speak.
With the help of women police officers her statements were recorded,” Lamba said.
The case has exposed hollow claims made by the police of strict patrolling as four people could have a party at a prominent place and then roam free in the city during lockdown.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)