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Realtors posing as cops rape 16-yr-old, held

The Class 11 student was returning from tuitions when the accused dragged her to a building under construction in Netaji Subhash Place

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Just two days ahead of International Women’s Day, two men posing as cops dragged a 16-year-old girl into a deserted building in northwest Delhi’s Netaji Subhash Place and raped her. The incident took place on Monday evening, while she was returning from her tuition classes. The accused, who work near the victim’s training centre, have been arrested.

The accused have shops in the area and are also property dealers. The victim, a Class 11 student, was returning from a tuition class. When she reached a secluded stretch, the two unknown men intercepted her and asked her to come along with them, she told the police.

“When she tried to ignore them, they said they were cops and wanted to ask her a few questions. As they were not in uniform, the girl said she wanted to call her father. They then threatened her, assaulted her and dragged her to a vacant under-construction building, where they forced themselves upon her,” a senior police officer said.

After raping her, the men threatened the girl that they will upload an obscene video featuring her on social media if she revealed the incident to anyone. The victim nonetheless rushed home and narrated her ordeal to her parents, who approached the police and registered a complaint.

DCP (northwest) Milind Dumbere said the girl was taken for a medical examination, which confirmed sexual assault. “Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. The accused were arrested following a raid on their residences. CCTV footage of the area is also being checked to ascertain the sequence of events. Further investigation is underway,” the police said.

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