Gangrape case in Jind: Victim says wrong people held,cops now arrest ‘real accused’

On Wednesday,a Backward Caste woman was allegedly raped by three persons at gunpoint,in front of her two children,at her residence at Badoli village in Pillukhera. The accused also shot the entire episode on their cellphones and circulated the MMS in various parts of the state.

Though the incident took place on September 21 and a complaint was allegedly lodged with the police the same day,till Tuesday,no arrests were made. It was only on Wednesday,when the victim – who belongs to the Khati community – and her husband threatened to immolate themselves in front of the Jind SP’s office and informed the media about the same,that the police arrested two persons.

The victim,in her complaint,had alleged that a man named Sandeep and “Mahabir’s son”,along with their third accomplice (whom she did not know),had raped her. The two persons arrested were Sandeep’s father Azad Singh and Mahabir’s son Suraj. When the rape victim was taken for the identification parade,she refused to identify both Azad and Suraj.

“Sandeep’s father Azad was arrested on charges of harbouring Sandeep. According to our information,Sandeep went back to his home in Jind after committing the rape. We arrested his father because he provided shelter to his son. Mahabir’s son Suraj,whom we arrested,was not identified by the victim. Thus,he will have to be released,” a senior police officer said.

“We have obtained certain vital clues on the whereabouts of the accused and expect to arrest them soon. I have heard that the two persons,whom we arrested yesterday,were not identified by the rape victim. It could be because of fear or some other reason,we are verifying the facts. The accused will not be spared at any cost,” said SP Sourabh Singh.

The Jind police has also recovered the MMS of the rape sequence — allegedly made by one of the three accused. The 1.21 minutes clip partially shows the faces of two of the accused — both in their late 20s. While one of them is seen threatening the woman with a pistol,the other raped her.