Hyderabad
(Telengana), September 30: According to credible reports, five people have been
arrested by the Nizamabad police on Wednesday in connection with an alleged
gang-rape of a Dalit woman at an abandoned private hospital in the town.
Police
sources said a case under Section 376 (D) of the Indian Penal Code and the
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was
registered against the five accused.
However surprisingly,
Nizamabad Commissioner of Police Kartikeya claimed that they had not received
any complaint from the alleged victim or her family members, her statement was
not recorded and no case was registered.
“Around
midnight, the alleged victim was rescued and was taken to another hospital in
the town, where she is undergoing treatment and is unable to give any
statement,” he said.
Nevertheless,
One Town police said that around 9 p.m. on Tuesday three men took the victim to
a closed hospital on their bike, where they consumed alcohol along with the
latter. “Later, three of them sexually assaulted her in the presence of two
others in the security guard’s room. Around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, we received a
Dial 100 call and soon a team along with night duty officer rushed to the spot
and rescued the victim,” they said.
Based on the
complaint lodged by the alleged victim, a case was registered, accused persons
were arrested and a probe was on to know more details.