2 held for attempt to rape

Two men were arrested on charges of attempting to rape two juvenile siblings at a makeshift gymnasium in a park in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri on Monday morning, police said.

Two men were arrested on charges of attempting to rape two juvenile siblings at a makeshift gymnasium in a park in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri on Monday morning, police said.

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The siblings, who hail from Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, were in the Capital to attend their maternal grandmother’s funeral. "The incident was reported from a park in Vikaspuri's C block at 10am when the siblings, — a 10-year-old boy and his 11-year-old sister, went missing and didn't meet their parents at the exit gate like they were told," said V Renganathan, deputy commissioner of police (west).

The accused have been identified as Dhananjay, 30, who works as a guard at the park, and Rinku, 28, a cleaner at the ShivJugnu Gym. "Their parents' frantic search led them to a gym within the park's premises. They saw their son being held by Dhananjay, while Rinku was taking off their daughter's garments," said a senior police officer. "The parents raised a hue and cry that attracted passersby, who caught hold of the accused and handed them over to us," he said.