Ghaziabad: A woman who was accused of “fabricating” a gang rape charge in an effort to obtain property was arrested on Saturday, a day after she and three of her accomplices were nabbed for cheating and forgery.
The Delhi woman alleged that five men kidnapped her and raped her for two days.
“The woman was arrested by our police team. She was presented before a magistrate to record her statement. The court has sent her to 14 days in judicial custody,” Superintendent of Police (City-I) Ghaziabad Nipun Agarwal reportedly said.
Her accomplices, Azad, Afzal, and Gaurav, were previously detained.
On Friday, police had said that the woman, Azad, Afzal and Gaurav have been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections pertaining to cheating, forgery and fraudulently using genuine documents.
They have been charged under IPC sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (fraudulently using as genuine document which the person knows or has reason to believe to be forged), Circle Officer, City-2, Ghaziabad, Alok Dubey, said.
Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday had said that the 36-year-old woman was found wrapped in a jute bag, with her hands and legs tied, and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts.
However, during a press conference on Thursday, the Ghaziabad police rubbished, said womans’ claims to be “fabricated” that the she had been gangraped and said the entire conspiracy was hatched as the woman and the accused have a running dispute over property.
During the conference, when asked if a clean chit will be given to the four persons, Inspector General (IG), Meerut, Praveen Kumar said, “We have not got any evidence against them…Prima facie, in this case, no such incident has taken place. So, there is no question of getting evidence.”
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday also said that contradictory statements were made by the woman and her family members.
On the women’s claim that she was kidnapped, IG Kumar had said, “No. She had gone to a designated place at her own will.” Chats analysed by police also show that money was also paid to individuals to publicise the case, he had said.
The NCW had said that police said the incident was planned to implicate the five men, the initial suspects, who had a property dispute with the woman. “Evidence also suggest that (payment of) ₹ 5,000 were also made to sensationalise the case in the media,” it said.
IG Kumar had also said that “a woman named Sameena gave the property to Azad in 2021 who in turn gave its power of attorney to a man named Deepak Joshi”.
“There was talk about giving this property to the Delhi woman. The case regarding this was going on in the court,” the officer had said.
Authorities at the GTB Hospital had on Wednesday had said the woman’s condition is stable and no internal injury has been found.
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