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Woman says she was drugged, gang-raped in Gurgaon spa; accused on run after threatening her with video of act

According to the Gurgaon police, the woman, who hails from West Delhi, had been in a relationship with one of the accused for the past three months.

indian expressThr survivor alleged that the accused offered her sedative-laced snacks and soft drinks, following which she lost consciousness. The two men then raped her, recorded videos of the act.

The Gurgaon police registered a case Monday after a 29-year-old woman alleged that she was drugged and gang-raped by two men, including her partner, inside a spa centre on January 13.

Police sources said both the accused are natives of West Bengal and one of them works as the manager of the spa. The two have been booked under Section 70(1) (gang rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). They are currently on the run.

Investigators said the woman, who hails from West Delhi, had been in a relationship with one of the accused for the past three months. As per the woman’s complaint, the accused picked her up from her residence on a motorcycle around 11 pm on January 13 and took her to the spa, which was closed for the day. The second accused was already present at the location. The complainant stated that the men had keys to the premises.

She alleged that they offered her snacks and soft drinks, which she suspects were laced with sedatives, following which she felt drowsy and lost consciousness. The two men then raped her, recorded videos of the act, and threatened to make the footage viral if she reported the matter.

The victim’s medical examination is underway, after which her statement will be recorded before a judicial magistrate, the police said. CCTV footage from the area has been seized and forensic analysis of the collected evidence is in progress. Further investigation is underway to trace the accused, officers added.

In December last year, a 25-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by two men on the Gurgaon-Faridabad Road in a car and held captive for three hours, before being pushed out of the vehicle. The Faridabad police arrested two men hailing from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the case.

According to the complaint lodged by the survivor’s sister, the woman had left home after a quarrel with her mother. She was returning from a friend’s house and accepted a lift offered by two men in a Maruti Suzuki Eeco van in Faridabad as she could not find other transport.

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The complaint alleged that the accused took the woman towards the Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, where they gangraped her inside the vehicle as it moved through isolated stretches amid dense fog.

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