Woman
gang-raped while flat hunting
in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 30: A 30-year-old woman who went flat hunting was allegedly gang-raped by two men including a property dealer in north Delhi’s Burari area, police said on Monday. The accused on Sunday took her to a vacant flat where they allegedly offered her water that was laced with sedatives, they added. According to the complainant, she was looking for a house to rent and got in touch with Jitendra Chaudhary, a property dealer, the police said. On the pretext of showing her a house available for rent, Chaudhary and his friend took the woman to a flat where they allegedly offered her a glass of water laced with sedatives. After drinking the water, the victim fell unconscious and the duo allegedly raped her in turns. A gangrape case has been registered at the Burari police station here and an investigation is underway. (PTI)
Celebratory firing case: Court orders charges against Ex-Bihar MLA, wife
New Delhi, Oct 30: A Delhi court on Monday ordered framing of charges against former Bihar MLA Raju Singh, his wife, and two others in a case where a woman was killed during celebratory firing on a New Year’s Eve party at the politician’s farmhouse. Special Judge Vikas Dhull of Rouse Avenue Court ordered framing of charges against Singh under Section 304 (Part II) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under Section 30 the judge said. Against Singh’s wife Renu, the court noted that there was prima facie material on record to frame charge against offence under Section 201 IPC and for the offence under Section 201. (IANS)
