Shahdara Gangrape Case: Complaint Was Filed Before Rape Incident But Police Didn't Act

The Delhi Police have finally registered a fresh FIR days after a 21-year-old woman was allegedly abducted, gang-raped, and publicly humiliated in east Delhi. However, a complaint was filed by the rape survivor's younger sister a week before the incident.

Deputy commissioner police (Shahdara) S Sathiyasundaram admitted that they received a complaint from the 17-year-old girl on January 19, and added that they registered an FIR on Saturday, according to a report by the Hindustan Times.

¡°Amongst the sections that have been invoked are those of molestation, assault, and mischief caused by fire. We are investigating this incident as well and will be taking appropriate action. The accused named in this case are common as those in the recent incident,¡± said the DCP.

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According to HT, on January 19, a week before the 21-year-old woman was subject to the atrocities allegedly by her former neighbours, the 17-year-old sister had approached the police, alleging that she was being constantly troubled by the accused. She claimed that no one took any action on her complaint.

Sister was also molested

In her complaint, the teenager said that she had been living in fear in her house with her paralysed father. She alleged that the accused family thrashed her and tore her clothes on January 19, in an effort to extract the whereabouts of her sister.

The accused family blamed the 21-year-old woman, who was married, for the death by suicide of a teenage relative. The victim¡¯s family had alleged that the boy was stalking the victim despite the latter rejecting his advances.

The sister, in her complaint, stated, ¡°I was attacked and beaten up on January 19¡­We had an auto-rickshaw that they burnt down. I used to work at a shop¡­but (they) broke in and didn¡¯t let me work. When I stay at home, their women come and thrash me. When I step out, they (men) harass me. I am alone¡­sir, help me. These people say that they aren¡¯t scared of the police¡­(They) don¡¯t let me work or earn any money. How am I supposed to run my house? I am in danger¡­They threaten me¡­izzat ki jaan ki (of modesty and life).¡±

Woman paraded in Delhi locality

On January 27, a disturbing video of a woman being paraded in the Shahdara locality of New Delhi by women emerged. The video was shared by DCW Chairperson Maliwal, who also alleged that the survivor¡¯s hair was cut and her face was blackened as well. The survivor was allegedly kidnapped from her house.

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Maliwal, in her social media post, wrote that she met with the survivor and allegedly came to know that she was gangraped by the assailants, who are illegal liquor sellers.

According to Maliwal, the woman was taken to a house in Kasturba Nagar and was gangraped by three men, while there were many women in the house, who were cheering and inciting the men to rape the woman.

Then, the survivor¡¯s hair was chopped and she was forced to wear a garland of slippers.

She was rescued after her sister and husband called the police.

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