A 16-year-old girl was kidnapped and gangraped in a moving car in Delhi, the police said on Friday, The Indian Express reported. The police have arrested three persons in connection with the assault.
The accused persons have been identified as Mohammed Aarif, 23, Manoj Kumar, 25, and 35-year-old Rupesh Kumar.
The assault took place on July 6 when the girl met two of the accused persons at Vasant Vihar market in the evening after returning from a friend’s home, NDTV reported.
The complainant, who is a Class 10 student, said in a statement that after roaming in the market for a while they all got into a car belonging to one of the accused.
“The girl’s father informed the police that on July 6 at around 8.30 pm his daughter went for a joyride along with three persons in a car,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (south west district) Manoj C. “They came back on July 7 at around 7 am and she revealed her ordeal to her parents.”
The accused persons had also beaten up…