Two held for minor girl's gang rape in Delhi

A 17-year-old girl was gang-raped by two neighbours in west Delhi, police said on Monday. The accused have been arrested.

The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Sunday in Aman Vihar area when the girl went out of her home to attend nature's call.

Police said her neighbours Naushad, 20, and Mohammad Shaubat, 25, took her to a secluded place on the pretext of some work and raped her.

The girl told her family of her ordeal, and they later approached police.

"We registered a case of gang-rape after her medical report confirmed sexual assault. The accused were arrested late on Sunday night from their hideouts in nearby area," said a police official.

 

Police said the alleged attackers work as labourers.