Shahdara Sexual Assault Case: Delhi Police Arrest 11 Involved. 9 Women Among Accused

The police have filed a complaint under different sections of the Indian Penal Code including gang rape, physical assault, sexual assault, and criminal conspiracy.

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New Delhi: The Delhi police have arrested nine of the 11 accused in the Shahdara sexual assault case. A total of 11 people were arrested on Friday, nine of whom are women. There will be more arrests, said the police, reported news agency ANI.

The incident took place in Kasturba Nagar in Shahdara on Wednesday. It was informed to the police that a woman was allegedly abducted, gang-raped, and paraded on the streets of the national capital with a shaved head, face blackened with ink and a garland of shoes around her neck. 

The 20-year-old victim’s husband informed the police about the incident who then reached the spot and rescued her. The police have filed a complaint under different sections of the Indian Penal Code including gang rape, physical assault, sexual assault, and criminal conspiracy.

Sexual assault on a woman in Delhi's Shahdara: A total of 11 people, including 9 women, arrested. Nine out of the 11 accused who are named in the FIR, have been arrested. Delhi Police say that more arrests will be made soon.

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While the investigation is still underway, according to ANI, the incident happened due to personal enmity. 

The victim’s sister said that a boy in the neighbourhood who claimed to be in love with the woman had died by suicide in November last year. “His family blames my sister for their son's death," she told ANI.

Meanwhile, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also urged the center to instruct the police to take strict action in the case, calling it a shameful act. The Delhi Commission for Women has also issued a notice to the Delhi police demanding security for the family of the victim.

Shahdara Deputy Commissioner of Police, R Sathiyasundaram said, “An unfortunate incident of sexual assault of a woman due to personal enmity happened in Shahdara District.”