32-year-old woman gang-raped in Delhi hotel, 3 held

Police said the suspects offered a spiked cold drink to the woman and she became unconscious after drinking it. Following this, the trio allegedly raped the woman

New Delhi: A Rajasthan Police constable and his two friends have been arrested after a 32-year-old woman alleged they drugged and gang raped her at a hotel room in northwest Delhi Adarsh Nagar, police said on Tuesday. One of the two friends, Ajay, was known to the woman, the police said.

The accused -- Ajay (39), Tara Chand (34) and Naresh (38) -- all natives of Rajashan’s Alwar, have been arrested. (Representative image)

Deputy police commissioner (northwest) Usha Rangnani said the matter was reported on Sunday to the Adarsh Nagar police station. Rangnani added the woman told police that Ajay, 39, invited her to the hotel for a meeting. But when she reached there, two friends of Ajay were already present there. They offered her a cold drink.

The woman alleged she was sexually assaulted after she became unconscious after consuming the cold drink. “The woman was medically examined and her counselling was also done. On the basis of her complaint, a case of gang rape, sexual assault, and drugging was registered. All the three suspects were identified and arrested,” said Rangnani.

Police identified the other two arrested accused as Tara Chand, 34, the constable, and Naresh,38. The three accused are from Alwar in Rajasthan. Ajay runs a Patanjali shop at his native village while Naresh is a photographer by profession. All three were arrested from the hotel itself, the police said.