Mohali: All-women SIT to probe January 7 gang-rape case

CHANDIGARH: Punjab's director general of police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta on Saturday constituted an all-women special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the January 7 gangrape case in Mohali.
The SIT is headed by assistant superintendent of police, Mohali City-1, Ashwani Gotyal, with sub-inspector Meenu Hooda and constable Amanjeet Kaur as its other members, an official statement said. Additional director general of police (women and child affairs) Gurpreet Deo will personally oversee the investigation, the statement added.
On Saturday, Deo visited the scene of the crime and met the victim, who was reportedly raped by two youth on January 7. The victim had provided valuable information to the police, Deo said, adding that the culprits would be identified and arrested at the earliest. The case was registered on January 8 at Mataur police station, Mohali.
According to the cops, the woman was employed with a local agency that provided nursing assistance to the ill at their residences. She was on the night shift and on the evening of January 7 she took an auto from her residence in Mohali to travel to Chandigarh. However, the auto driver, along with his accomplice, took her to an abandoned area near YPS Chowk, Mohali, where they committed the crime.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)