American rape victim identifies 3 accused

New Delhi: In a test identification parade on Tuesday, the US national, who was allegedly gangraped by five men at a five-star hotel in Connaught Place earlier this year, identified three of the four accused.

The test identifcation parade was conducted at Tihar jail and the US national managed to identify the tour guide, driver and cleaner, but she couldn’t confirm the identity of the hotel staffer, he said. The four men, who were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping her in April this year, were on Tuesday sent to two-day judicial custody by a city court. They were sent to Tihar Jail after the Delhi Police moved an application seeking their judicial custody.

The police had arrested a tour guide, a driver, a cleaner and a hotel staff. The US national arrived here a few days ago to join the probe and recorded her statement in front of a judicial magistrate where she reiterated that she was gangraped by five persons in a five-star hotel. She flew back to the US in the evening but has assured the police that she will come down to India in case they need her again for the probe. The police has told her that they will be filing a chargesheet in the case soon, sources said.

The four accused were arrested on the same day he Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) issued a notice to Delhi Police asking them why the rape crisis cell of the women’s panel was not informed when the victim’s statement was recorded. Earlier, the complainant had said she was not “satisfied” with the probe and was ready to come to India to identify the accused.