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Blackmailed with assault video, MBBS student raped for a month in Delhi
The accused invited the girl to a hotel room on pretext of a party where he, along with his two friends, spiked her drink.
An 18-year-old MBBS student was reportedly raped by a 20-year-old man after he invited the girl to a hotel room in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar on pretext of a party.
The accused was accompanied by two more people who spiked her drink. The main accused raped her after she became incapacitated, while the other two men recorded the act and later sexually assaulted her, police said.
The accused used the footage to blackmail her and raped her repeatedly for nearly a month. “She told us that after the September incident, he used the video to blackmail her into multiple subsequent assaults throughout September, threatening to share the footage on social media if she refused,” the police said.
Police registered a case on Friday and are searching for the suspects, who are all currently absconding, said deputy commissioner of police (north west) Bhisham Singh.
A senior police officer familiar with the case details said that the victim, originally from Jind in Haryana and currently residing in a Delhi hostel, approached authorities on Thursday.
She stated in her complaint that the accused, also from Jind and preparing for competitive exams in north Delhi, had invited her to a hotel room party on September 9 along with two friends. “She said that she knew the accused as he hails from Jind, where the two lived in the same neighbourhood,” said the officer, who asked not to be identified.
A senior police officer familiar with the case details said the woman alleged that the group spiked her drink at the hotel. “After she became incapacitated, the main accused raped her while recording the act, and his two friends sexually assaulted her,” the officer said.
The young woman eventually confided in her family, who supported her in approaching police on October 2 to file a complaint. Her statement was recorded, leading to the registration of a case under Section 64(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (punishment for rape).
“The woman was counselled and her statement before the magistrate is to be registered. Multiple teams are looking for the accused,” the officer said.
This incident follows a similar case reported in August in north Delhi’s Civil Lines, where a 24-year-old woman alleged gang rape by four men, including a television actor who was subsequently arrested. The woman had alleged that she had gone to a party, where the accused spiked her drinks and raped her.
