AAP faces gang rape heat

New Delhi: The gangrape of the Danish woman in the heart of the nation capital has put a a question mark on the AAP’s electoral promise to make Delhi safe for women.

A Danish tourist was allegedly robbed and gang raped at knife-point near the New Delhi railway station by around six men, in a grim reminder of the 13-month-old shocking incident here.

Two people were held on Wednesday in connection with the incident. The victim, who reached India on January 1, lost her way to her hotel in Paharganj on Tuesday, following which she asked a group of six men for directions. They took her to a secluded place, robbed her and took turns to rape her at knife-point,  police said. 

Expressing concern over the security of women in Delhi, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma, on Wednesday called on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, to take necessary steps for ensuring the safety of women in the city.

“The message that is going out is very bad for the nation. Arvind Kejriwal has made a promise that their party will ensure women safety first,” she said.

Condemning the incident, the AAP stressed the need for fast-track courts, and for bringing the Delhi Police under the purview of the state government.

Kejriwal on Wednesday spoke to lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung.  Kejriwal, Jung, and the Delhi police commissioner would now meet to review the rape incidents that have occurred in the last one year.

“We will also request the Chief Justice of India to take all the rape cases to fast track courts, so that the strictest punishment is meted out to the culprits,” state minister Manish Sisodia said.
AAP leader Kumar Vishwas said “If any such incident happens in Delhi, there should be a home minister, so that he can look after the Delhi affairs.”

Next: Victim was looking for way to hotel

Victim was looking for way to hotel

New Delhi: The arrested on Wednesday night were identified as Mahender alias Ganja, 25, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district and Raja, a senior Delhi Police official said.
Police have recovered an iPod, ear plug, a Nokia mobile worth Rs 1,200 (purchased out of robbed cash), Rs 800 cash from Mahender’s possession while a spectacle case and Rs 1,000 cash was recovered from Raja, police said.

After recording her statement with police, the woman has flown back to Denmark this afternoon, promising to extend her cooperation in the case. She refused to undergo any medical examination.
“Yesterday, she had gone to visit a museum near Connaught Place. On her way back to the hotel at around 4 pm, she lost her way. As she was looking for directions, a group of men allegedly waylaid her to a secluded place where they first robbed her cash, iPad and other valuables on knife-point and then took turns to rape her,” said a police official.