2 held for raping 20-year-old in moving car

JAIPUR: Two youths were arrested after a 20-year-old city based girl alleged she was abducted and gang-raped by the duo in a moving car en route to Sawai Madhopur on Wednesday night.
Chatar Lal and Abhayraj, both in their late twenties, were arrested by Shivdaspura police station on Thursday.

“She said in her statements that she was abducted by Chatar Lal and his friend while she was returning back from the market. According to her, the duo forcefully pushed her into a car where Chatar raped her and Abhayraj recorded a video of the act,” the official said, adding the accused took her to Gangapur city in Sawai Madhopur.

The survivor in her statement to the police said that when the accused took a brief halt at an eatery, she screamed for help and one vendor heard her and informed the local police. “The Sawai Madhopur police trailed the suspected vehicle. Abhayraj who was behind the wheels lost control and the vehicle slowed. The duo was detained by the police and handed over to Shivdaspura police station. The duo have been booked under Sections 376 (Kidnapping) and 376 (Rape) of the IPC.

The police said that the girl’s statements have been recorded while a medical test has also been conducted. “Chatar works as a tile contractor and had once come to her uncle’s house for laying tiles. It was here when he first saw the girl. The initial investigation indicate both knew each other for a very long time now. The accused is married while the girl had recently separated,” an official told TOI on condition of anonymity.

“The case is under investigation. We have arrested the duo and they are being quizzed. The car in which the crime happened belonged to Chatar’s friend Abhayraj who is a taxi driver,” the official said.