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Haryana gangrape: Medical report confirms rape; armyman, 2 other accused on the run - 10 latest updates

Sep 15 (AZINS) A Special Investigation Team was set up by the Haryana Police to probe the case of gangrape of a 19-year-old Rewari woman in Mahendargarh district and raids were being conducted to nab the three accused, one of them a serving army personnel.

According to an FIR, the incident took place when the woman was returning from a coaching centre in Kanina in Mahendragarh district.

The woman in her complaint alleged that she was kidnapped by the accused, who arrived in a car and was taken to a secluded place, where she was gang-raped after being offered a drink laced with sedatives.

Her mother has accused the police of failing to take action in the case. She said on Friday that her daughter was in a state of shock after the incident, while the accused were "roaming freely" after the incident.

Here are 10 latest updates on the case:

1. Haryana's Director General of Police BS Sandhu confirmed on Saturday that one of the accused is an Armyman posted in Rajasthan. Sandhu said the army man was on leave and expected to rejoin later in the day.

2. In Jaipur, Lt Gen Cherish Mathson, who heads the South Western Command, said the Army will help bring the rape accused to book. "We do not shelter criminals. We would facilitate in searching out the accused, and will make sure that if any Army man is found involved in the rape case, he is brought to the book."

3. The National Commission for Women stepped today and asked the Haryana police chief to give an update on the probe. "I have sent a team to Rewari. We are going to talk to the SIT which Haryana formed, the SP and victim's family. After talking to everybody, if it isn't enough, I myself will visit Rewari and talk to the police officers," NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma said.

4. The Haryana Police has constituted a SIT in the case as the accused continued to evade arrest. The SIT, led by Nuh Superintendent of Police Naazneen Bhasin, visited the crime spot on Saturday.

5. A medical examination has confirmed rape, Bhasin said.

6. Police released identities and photos of the three accused as it intensified its efforts to nab them. Multiple teams have been formed to nab them, Bhasin said.

7. The Army man who allegedly raped the woman was identified as Pankaj, posted in Kota.

8. The other two have been identified as Nishu and Manish. Police said all the three accused were known to the victim.

9. The victim's mother had accused the police of delay in acting after a complaint was filed, but Bhasin countered the charge. She said the police sent out raiding teams when they were told about the crime. But the accused had left the place on the day of the incident, according to their mobile forensics." Multiple teams have been formed to nab them, she said.

10. A BJP MLA from Haryana, Premlata Singh, blamed "frustration" among unemployed youths as the reason for rapes in the country. "The frustration that has crept into the minds of our youths is one of the reasons behind such incidents (rapes). Youths who are frustrated, unemployed and unsure of their future commit such heinous acts," the BJP MLA from Uchana Kalan, also the wife of Union Minister Birender Singh, said.

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