

New Delhi: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly abducted by three youths from outside the JNU campus, drugged and gang-raped at an apartment in Munirka. Police said they received a call from Safdurjung Hospital regarding the incident on Monday night after which a case was registered based on the girl's statement.

The girl said she was adopted by a professor who stays at the transit hostel on the JNU campus, where she helped him with his household chores. She said around 6pm she had gone to a cobbler outside a nearby mall to get her sandals repaired. On her way back, three youths in a white SUV stopped her and offered a lift home. The girl claimed that she knew one of the youths as he was a relative of another professor.

The girl refused to go with them, but one of the youths allegedly pulled her inside the vehicle. On the way, they stopped at a market and forced her to have a soft drink after which she fell unconscious.

In her statement, the girl said she woke up at an apartment around 8pm and found that her clothes had been removed. She tried to raise an alarm, but one of the youths threatened her with dire consequences. He then offered to drop her home on his scooter and she agreed to accompany him. He dropped her at the gate and fled. She managed to reach the professor's quarters with the help of a student.

Later in the night, she felt uneasy and complained about pain in the lower abdomen area following which she was taken to a dispensary inside the campus. The doctors referred her to Safdurjung Hospital suspecting rape. On the way, she narrated the incident to the professor following which police were informed.

Police said the girl's statement was recorded and the youths detained. A probe is on.



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