In what is one more harrowing case of sexual assault, a mother and daughter living off the streets in Delhi were allegedly raped by two drunk men on the night between December 29 and 30. The really shocking part is that a local bystander chose to record the video instead of helping the women. The video was then viral online as per a TNN report.??
This prompted police to take action and they arrested the accused - Amit, a resident of Wazirpur and Sonu, a resident of Jahangirpuri. The man who shot the video is also in custody.?
Police went through the CCTV footage and got information from local sources. They also inquired at bus stops, metro stations and shelter homes to trace the victims. They were found within hours. The woman is 35 years old and her daughter (18) is specially-abled. Both are rag pickers. Her husband abandoned her during the lockdown.
On the night it happened, the allegedly drunk men saw them and began to act inappropriately. When they objected, one of the suspects threatened to kill her. A local woke up on hearing the noise and instead of coming to the rescue, shot the video and shared it. The video shows the suspect threatening them with a brick.?
¡°Statements of the survivors - mother, aged around 35 years, and her daughter, aged around 18 years, were recorded. Their medical examination has been conducted whereby they have alleged about having been outraged by 2 unknown persons,¡± police said.?
A case has been registered under IPC sections 376 (rape), 354 (unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 509 (intending to insult the modesty of any woman), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).??