US woman gangrape: Police arrest four accused

December 27, 2016 01:05

Four persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged gangrape of a US national in a five-star hotel in New Delhi earlier this year.

A senior police officer said they arrested a tour guide, a driver, a cleaner and a hotel staff. He, however, refused to reveal the names of the four as police will first conduct a test identification parade.

The arrest came on a day when the Delhi Commission for Women issued a notice to Delhi Police asking them why the Rape Crisis Cell of the women's panel was not informed when the victim's statement was recorded.

In her complaint, the US national had alleged that she was raped by five persons in a five-star hotel in April. Police are on a lookout for the fifth accused as the woman has not shared details about him, said the officer.

The remaining four accused, aged between 25-40, had joined the probe. On Monday, they were called for questioning at Connaught Place police station and after a five-hour interrogation, they were arrested, he said.

They were being questioned extensively following the registration of an FIR on December 3. They will be produced in court on Tuesday where their police custody will be sought for custodial interrogation to gain more evidence, he added.

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