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Danish woman's rape: Victim identifies all accused
New Delhi, July 1
A Danish woman, allegedly
gangraped by six vagabonds last year, appeared before a court here on
Wednesday and identified all the accused in the case.
According to court sources, the victim identified the six men and told the court that she was sexually assaulted by the accused.
The
woman, who was testifying as prosecution witness in the case, appeared
before the court in pursuance of summons issued on her.
The victim's statement was recorded during in-camera proceedings presided over by additional sessions judge Kaveri Baweja.
The recording of the statement of other witnesses will be continued Thursday.
Arjun,
Raju alias Chhakka, Mohammad Raja, Mahendra alias Ganja, Raju alias
Bajji and Shyam Lal have been chargesheeted for robbing and raping the
Danish woman at knife-point near New Delhi Railway Station in January,
2014.
It occurred after she sought directions to her hotel in central Delhi's Paharganj area.
Two minor are also involved in the alleged offence and they are facing an inquiry before the Juvenile Justice Board here.
Police
had said all the accused were vagabonds, who took the woman to an
isolated spot near the Divisional Railway Officers' Club near the
railway station, took away her belongings and then raped her.