Delhi woman gang-raped by five, jumps off first floor to escape, begs help for hours
The woman, a mother of two, was finally rescued by an auto rickshaw driver, who took her to a police station, where she could lodge a complaint.
According to reports, all the five accused- Lakshay Bhalla, Vikas Kumar, Naveen, Swarit and Prateek - have been arrested. Except Swarit, who is an engineer, the rest are call centre employees.
Police said the woman underwent medical examinations in hospital, which corroborates her claim of being gang-raped.
The incident occurred on Saturday when the woman, who lives separated from her husband in south Delhi, was picked up by Vikas, who she knew for sometime, for a party, but was taken to a flat in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area.
On the way, Vikas' two friends got into the car.
The accused, allegedly forced the woman to consume alcohol, then locked her in the flat and took turns to rape her till the early hours on Sunday.
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