Woman gangraped by auto drivers in east Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) A 21-year-old woman, who wasaccompanied by her two-year-old daughter, was allegedly rapedby two autorickshaw drivers at a secluded spot in East Delhi’sLaxmi Nagar area after one of them picked her up from NewDelhi railway station. The accused, Pradeep and Abhishek, were arrestedyesterday night, said a senior police officer. The woman was travelling from Ludhiana to Lucknow anddeboarded a train at New Delhi Railway station yesterdaymorning. She was to take another train to Lucknow. One of theauto drivers, Abhishek, told her that the train to Lucknowleaves from Anand Vihar station. Abhishek signalled Pradeep to follow his auto. WhenPradeep reached near Laxmi Nagar, he threatened the woman andtook her to a desolate spot where he was joined by Abhishek,said the officer. They gagged her daughter and took turns to rape her, saidthe officer. The woman came back to New Delhi railway station andfiled a case. The accused drivers were arrested late in thenight and it was found that they were driving without licence,police said. The owner of the autos that the duo used to drive hasalso been called for questioning, police said. Members of Delhi Autorickshaw Union today met the DCP(Railways) and sought action against auto drivers who plywithout valid licences from railway stations. "We condemn such an incident as it brings a bad name toour community. We met the DCP (Railways) today and asked himto initiate a drive across all railway stations in the capitalto check whether the auto drivers are plying with validdriving licence," Rajendra Soni, the general secretary ofDelhi Autorickshaw Union, said. PTI SLBSMN