Vaishali Nagar rape, robbery case: Three accused arrested

Three of the seven accused in the sensational rape and robbery case in Vaishali Nagar here, were today arrested, a senior police official here said.
While two of the accused, Saleem and Arif were arrested by the Rajasthan Police in Mathura, the third one, identified as Rafiq was apprehended by Bangladesh Police, yesterday, Jaipur Police Commissioner J S Rao told reporters.
On the intervening night of September 18 and September 19, a gang of armed robbers had allegedly barged into the house of a jeweller, thrashed the owner after stabbing him, and had raped his wife before fleeing with Rs 10,000 of cash, 150 gramme gold jewellery, five mobile phones and other valuables.

The jeweller, who was seriously injured, was admitted to the SMS hospital, where from he was discharged recently.
The accused were arrested under various sections of IPC including rape, dacoity and attempt to murder, Rao said.
The accused arrested in Bangladesh would be brought to Jaipur as per the international laws, he said, adding, three to four more accused linked with the case would also be arrested soon.

Police has recovered a few mobile phones, cash and other valuables from the two accused arrested from Mathura, he said.
A smartphone taken by the accused proved a major link on the internet to the police to catch them as they took a number of photographs of various places, with their phones while being on the run since September 19, he said.

On internet searches, the rape survivor provided 100 new pictures of three different men (including the accused) who used her smartphone at railway stations, bus stands, and other places, he said.
She identified three persons from these pictures and told the investigating team which did intensive exercise to locate the accused, according to Rao.