Two employees of a multinational company have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting their 20-year-old colleague on October 12, the police said on Monday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West) Devender Arya confirmed the arrest of the accused, aged 25 and 31.
Victim’s allegations
A senior police officer said that the victim, a resident of Vasant Kunj, reported the matter to them on October 13, alleging that one the arrested accused had sexually assaulted her in the presence of the other.
“The victim said she had joined the firm in June where she became friends with the main accused. On the day of the incident, she said, he called her to the storeroom of their office, where the other accused was already present. She alleged that the main accused sexually assaulted her there, while the second one kept watch,” the officer said.
The woman reported the matter to the police on the following day, after which a case under Section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code was registered.
While the main accused was arrested on charges of rape, the other accused was arrested for allegedly abetting the crime.
The woman also reported the matter at her office on October 13.
Investigation on
As part of the investigation, the police have been questioning other employees of the company.
They are also scanning the CCTV footage of the storeroom.