Out on b’day, 17-yr-old girl gangraped at DDA park by 3 men who posed as cops with pistol

According to the police, the girl, a resident of Faridabad and a school student, and her friend, had gone to a temple to offer prayers on her birthday.

Around 7.30 pm, they were walking through the nearby DDA park when the three men allegedly approached them.

Police said the accused, who are friends and frequent the park, asked the teenagers to show their identity documents and questioned them about what they were doing there at that hour. They allegedly introduced themselves as policemen and threatened the teenagers with legal consequences.

“They asked the girl, who was out to celebrate her birthday, and the boy, what was their age. The accused told them that what they were doing in the park was wrong,” a source in the police said.

The men allegedly addressed each other as “Janab”, a term commonly used by Delhi Police personnel while formally addressing colleagues.

“They addressed one another as ‘Janab’ and claimed that their PCR Gypsy was parked outside the gate of the park. They also said that they knew lawyers,” the source said.

“Further, Asif allegedly showed a pistol to the two teenagers,” the source added.

The accused allegedly asked the teenagers for their parents’ mobile numbers. When they refused, the men allegedly slapped the boy and forcibly separated him from the girl.

According to police, the three men then sexually assaulted the girl one after another while one of the accused held on to her friend.

Police said the boy subsequently made a PCR call around 8.45 pm, initially telling police that he and the girl had been assaulted by three policemen inside the park. Following this, a police team reached the spot and took the girl for a medical examination.

A case was registered under the POCSO Act and BNS sections dealing with gang rape of a person under 18, criminal conspiracy, voluntarily causing grievous hurt and criminal intimidation, police said.

DCP (Southeast) Vinit Kumar said police teams were formed to trace the accused.

Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern) Vijay Kumar said, “They told the teens that they knew what they were doing at the park, and that police action could be taken against them.”