GUWAHATI: A woman from Nagaland was allegedly harassed and forcibly pulled towards a luxury car by three men at a five-star hotel in New Delhi’s Chanakyapuri area, police said.
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The incident reportedly took place around 3:30 AM on Sunday. According to the woman’s complaint, she had visited the hotel with her friends and was leaving when three men travelling in a white car allegedly approached them and tried to stop her.
The men allegedly attempted to forcibly pull the woman into their car. When her friends intervened, the accused allegedly attacked them with hockey sticks and an iron rod, police said.
“We were coming out of the washroom when three unknown men tried to grab us and pull us into their car. When our doctor friends intervened, the men attacked him with a hockey stick and an iron rod, leaving him injured,” the woman was reported as saying.
The woman also reportedly alleged that the car did not have a number plate and claimed that the men continued trying to drive towards them after police were called.
She further alleged that police initially did not register her complaint despite repeated requests. The woman was later taken to RML Hospital, where she underwent a medical examination.
Police said the case was registered on the basis of her complaint and the medical report. CCTV footage from the hotel and other evidence are being examined. Medical reports are also being reviewed to ascertain the injuries suffered by those involved.
According to police records, a PCR call reporting a fight brought a police team to the hotel, where a large crowd had gathered and two groups were allegedly involved in an argument. Members of both groups were taken to the police station for questioning.
Based on the PCR call, circumstances at the spot, medical reports and the woman’s complaint, police registered an FIR under Sections 115(2) for voluntarily causing hurt, 126(2) for wrongful restraint and 3(5) for common intention of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
