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One Arrested in Sonipat Gang-Rape as Police Search for Two Others

Police report a January 16 attack, with an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita registered the same day.

Overview

  • Police say three men offered the 19-year-old a lift from ITI Chowk in Sonipat before driving to a secluded location and assaulting her in a car.
  • The accused allegedly purchased liquor during the journey and forced the woman to consume alcohol before the rape.
  • An FIR was lodged the day of the complaint under BNS Sections 70(1) for gang rape and 3(5) for acts in furtherance of common intention.
  • One suspect has been arrested as officers pursue the other two, who are described as being about 20–25 years old.
  • India Today reported the arrested suspect as Sumit, a detail not specified in the PTI-based accounts.