Hauz Khas rape: Main accused identified, but no arrest so far

Police on Monday claimed to have identified the main accused in the alleged rape of a 24-year-old woman from northeast in south Delhi's Hauz KhasVillage area and his friend.

Special Commissioner of Police (Southwest) and Delhi Police spokesperson Dependra Pathak said, "The main accused has been identified and further investigation is underway."

According to sources, there were two persons who were present there but only one of them raped the woman. One of them is a minor. The two persons reside in a slum in Hauz Khas area.

When police teams were sent to their residence on Monday, they were not at their home, police said. However, police said they are likely to be arrested soon as 15 police teams are working on the case.

Police teams had been working on different leads based on CCTV footage and local intelligence and by questioning parking attendants, private security guards of the Deer Park and other shopkeepers in the locality.

Police also reconstructed the route allegedly taken by the accused person.

The incident took place on the night of February 18 when the woman, who belongs to Manipur, was returning from a party in Hauz Khas village along with her friends and cousins. The woman told police that around 11.30 PM she was offered a drop home by an unknown person. He apparently told her that his vehicle was parked at some distance near Deer Park. The accused, thereafter, on the pretext of guiding the woman, led her to an isolated stretch in the adjoining park area and allegedly raped her.