Citing orders of the High court in this regard, the Commission said it was deeply saddened to note that in this case the Delhi Police did not inform the Crisis Intervention Centre/ Rape Crisis Cell counsellor of the Commission when the victim's statements were recorded by the police on December 20.
"This is a very serious matter and a gross violation of the directives of the Delhi High Court in the case wherein it was ordered that the duty officer, immediately, upon receipt of the complaint/ information of a rape case, intimate the same to the Rape Crisis Cell/Crisis Intervention Centre which shall respond to calls of sexual assault at the police station and provide counselling and other support services to victims of rape.
The Commission also sought the status report in the case stating that they have come to know through a news article that the victim has found the investigation process "unsatisfactory".
The Commission has asked the police to submit the information by January 3, 2017, failing which they will initiate appropriate action as per law.
Four persons a tour guide, driver, cleaner and a hotel staff have been arrested in connection with the alleged gangrape of the US national.
Earlier, she had said that she was not "satisfied" with the probe and was ready to come to India to identify the accused.
The woman had alleged that she was raped by the men for two days. They also threatened her with dire consequences if she reported the matter to anybody.
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"Such instances defame India. Confidence of women in police decreases. Police should hv obeyed directions of HC n called DCW counsellor," DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal tweeted.