Tourist guide alleges gangrape in Delhi hotel

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Tourist guide alleges gangrape in Delhi hotel

Monday, 21 September 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

A  27-year-old tourist guide alleged that she was raped inside a hotel room in New Delhi. The incident occured on Friday.

According to Eish Singhal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), New Delhi district, the victim, who works as a tourist-cum-booking agent told police that she was approached by two men who called her to the hotel on the pretext of giving her loan at subsidized rates.

"The incident took place on Friday night. The woman was allegedly raped inside the hotel room and she approached police with her complaint the next day. Based on her complaint, a case was registered at Connaught place police station under section 376 D (gangrape), 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of Indian Penal Code against six persons including a woman," said the DCP.

"One of the accused, Manoj Sharam, a resident of Malviya Nagar, has been arrested in connection with the incident. The accused Sharma, is a contractor by profession," said the DCP.

The victim told police that she was allured to the hotel on the pretext of providing her loan at subsidized rates and she was in dire need of money, a senior police official said.

Police said the room where she was allegedly raped was booked under the name of two business persons.

Further investigation is underway and efforts are being made to nab the other accused involved in the case, said police.

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