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4 of 5 accused show CCTV footage as alibi
ROHTAK: Two of the five accused booked for the gang rape of a 21-year-old Dalit girl in Rohtak joined the investigation on Monday but they were not arrested as police
ROHTAK: Two of the five accused booked for the gang rape of a 21-year-old Dalit girl in Rohtak joined the investigation on Monday but they were not arrested as police said neither of them was in town the day the incident occurred.
Meanwhile, families of two more accused approached the police with evidence claiming that they were not in town on the specific day.
Rohtak SP Rakesh Arya said, “We have verified their mobile location and it shows they were not in Rohtak. Their families have also submitted CCTV footage that shows two of them were in Bhiwani, while two others were in Ambala and Rohtak when the alleged crime took place. The one in Rohtak was seen in a bank in the CCTV footage.”
The SP added that the victim did not record her statement in front of the magistrate this time, while her statement in the previous rape case was submitted twice and was contradictory.
The Dalit girl, who was gang-raped three years ago in Bhiwani by five men, had alleged that she was kidnapped and raped again by the same men in Rohtak on Wednesday when she was returning home from college. Based on her complaint, police registered an FIR against Amit, Jagmohan, Mausam, Sandeep and Akash. While Amit and Jagmohan joined the investigation on Monday, families of Mausam and Sandeep approached the police with the evidence.
Meanwhile, Mahila Congress president Shobha Oza held a protest at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak, where the victim is admitted.
