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Rewari gangrape case: NCW blames Haryana Police for 'delaying' prompt action

A 19-year-old woman was abducted at a bus stop while she was on the way to a coaching class and was then allegedly drugged and gangraped at a secluded spot.

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The National Commission of Women in its report stated that Haryana Police delayed taking prompt action in the Rewari rape case.

"There was a delay on the part of state police in taking prompt action. Zero FIR lodged at 3.30am on 13 September but FIR transferred at 7.15 pm. The scene of the crime wasn't sealed. Parents suspect the involvement of 10-12 people," the NCR said in its report according to news agency ANI.

Earlier, the victim's family had alleged that police had failed to take prompt action on their complaint and delayed action by citing jurisdiction issue between police units of Rewari and Mahendergarh districts.

A 19-year-old woman was abducted at a bus stop in Kanina town in neighbouring Mahendragarh district on Wednesday while she was on the way to a coaching class. She was then allegedly drugged and gangraped at a secluded spot. The woman was recovered from a room housing a tubewell for irrigation.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar reviewed with DGP B S Sandhu the progress in investigation into the gangrape of the 19-year-old woman as raids continued at several places on Sunday to nab the three accused, including an Army man.

Nishu, the owner of the tubewell, where the victim was raped has been taken into custody on September 16. The other two main accused – including an Army jawan – are still at large.

Khattar, who had a scheduled event in Jalandhar in Punjab, cut short his visit and reached Chandigarh in the afternoon, official sources said.

The sources said that Khattar summoned the Director General of Police (DGP) to his office to review the progress in the investigation. The chief minister directed Sandhu to ensure arrest of all the accused at the earliest, the sources said.

The case had evoked sharp reaction from the opposition parties. They demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on moral grounds, saying the state had failed to protect its daughters.

(With PTI inputs)

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