New Delhi: A 37-year-old woman was allegedly abducted in a Meru cab by its driver and his two friends, who drove her around western parts of Delhi and later took her to a shop, where she was gang-raped by them and their two other associates. The incident occurred in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
Police have arrested five men and confiscated the cab.
According to police, the woman was let off at 4:30 am. In her complaint, the woman told police that she was gang-raped inside a shop where punctured tyres are repaired. “The woman was kidnapped in Sagarpur near Paschim Vihar and gang-raped at a shop in Peeragarhi. The shop is about 15 km away from the spot from where she was kidnapped,” said a police officer.
The woman in her complaint alleged that she had left home around 10.30 pm on Thursday to fetch coconut water from a nearby market when she was abducted.She was walking towards the market when a Meru cab stopped next to her.
Two men who were sitting in the rear seat overpowered her and pulled her inside the car. They gagged her and threatened to kill her if she screamed for help.
At around 4.30 am, the accused let off the woman and threatened her with dire consequences if she approached police.
But the woman informed police.
She was sent to the nearby government hospital where her medical examination confirmed gang-rape.
Meru cabs spokesperson described the incident unfortunate and said: “Meru provided full support to the police by identifying the location of the vehicle, residence address of the driver and background details. This helped the police confiscate the vehicle and nab the driver within hours.”