CM Kejriwal Reacts After Delhi Woman ‘Sexually Assaulted’, Tonsured & Paraded

The incident took place earlier in the day. Police have said that the incident is a result of personal enmity.

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New Delhi: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted, sexually assaulted and paraded with her hair chopped, face blackened and a shoe garland around her neck in east Delhi's Kasturba Nagar on Thursday. According to police, four people have been arrested in the matter and investigation is underway. 

Condemning the attack on the woman, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said it was really shameful.

"How did the criminals get so much courage? I request the Union Home Minister and the LG to direct police to take strict action and pay attention to the law and order situation. Delhiites won't tolerate such heinous crimes and criminals at any cost," he tweeted in Hindi.

Additionally, the Delhi Commission for Women said it has sent a notice to Delhi Police seeking strict action against the accused after several videos of the woman being paraded were circulated on social media platforms.

"A 20-year-old woman was gang-raped by illegal liquor sellers who shaved her head, garlanded her with slippers and blackened her face. I am issuing a notice to Delhi Police. All criminals, including women, should be arrested and the woman and her family should be given security," DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal said in a Twitter post in Hindi.

The incident took place earlier in the day. Police have said that the incident is a result of personal enmity.

The victim was at her husband's home in Anand Vihar when the accused who lived near her mother's place in Kasturba Nagar abducted her. Preliminary investigations indicate the woman and a boy belonging to the family of the accused were friends.

"The boy committed suicide in November last year and his family is now blaming the victim. They have alleged that it was because of her he took the extreme step. To extract revenge from her, they allegedly abducted her. They wanted to teach her a lesson," a senior police officer told news agency PTI.

The Police have denied allegations of gangrape but said the woman was sexually assaulted by her acquaintances who are also her neighbours.

In the purported video of the incident which is being widely shared on Twitter, the woman can be seen being paraded by a group of people, including women who are abusing her. While she is being paraded on the street, people can also be heard whistling in the background.