NEW DELHI: A 27-year-old woman from Uganda was allegedly assaulted, robbed and hit on her head with stone by two assailants in south Delhi who also threatened the victim with their pet dog, an official said on Friday.The accused duo, identified as Manoj alias Jitender alias Kinnu and Rinku Kashyap, were arrested by the police.
DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said a PCR call regarding a lady being injured on road was received at Mehrauli police station on April 25 midnight after which the police reached the scene and found a woman, a Uganda national, lying in a wounded state.
She was immediately rushed to a hospital by the responding police team. When police inquired about her condition, she told them that around 10.45 pm, when she was going from Phool Mandi at 100-foot road, Chhattarpur Pahari and walking on the footpath, when suddenly two boys who had a dog, started following her.
“She was scared of dogs so she tried to stay away but the boys grabbed her from behind and dragged her to the other side of the wall. An altercation took place there and they robbed her purse which contained `800 in cash and one silver ring,” the senior officer said, adding that the accused even tore her clothes and hit her on the head with a stone before fleeing from the scene.
Accordingly, the police recorded her statement and registered a case under relevant sections and launched a manhunt to nab the perpetrators. “With the help of the CCTV footage of the crime scene, we were able to identify the culrpits,” the DCP said, adding the accused duo were nabbed from Satbari village.
He said that both of them are addicted to drugs and hence robbed the lady victim. “They were found slightly intoxicated when apprehended,” he added.