Delhi-based dancer invited to party at UP hotel, raped; two held

BAREILLY: A Delhi-based woman, who was invited to perform at a birthday party in UP’s Moradabad, was allegedly raped at the hotel in which the event was organised and where she was provided accommodation for the night. On Wednesday, police have arrested two persons in the case while the main accused is still on the run.
The woman, a resident of Vasant Kunj in Delhi and a dancer by profession, alleged that she had gone to perform at the event hosted in a hotel on Station Road near Budh Bazar on August 30 and was raped by a local, Aslam, later in the night. The accused even threatened her of dire consequences if she disclosed the episode to anyone.
Moradabad SHO (Kotwali) Ravi Kumar said, “The woman, a 27-year-old resident of Vasant Kunj in south Delhi, performs at parties and other such events. She was invited to dance at a party organized in a city hotel and raped the same night by a local.”
Superintendent of police (city) Amit Kumar Anand said, “Hotel owner Manoj Gwal and caretaker Deepak alias Shashi, who the woman has accused of being present at the scene but didn’t help her, have been arrested while Aslam is still on the run. Based on the woman’s complaint, a case has been registered against the accused under sections 376 (punishment for rape), 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 34 (acts done by several person in furtherance of common intension) of the Indian Penal Code.”
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)