AHMEDABAD: A safety guard has been arrested in Ahmedabad after allegedly raping a girl on the terrace of a residential constructing and fleeing the scene, police mentioned on Sunday.The incident happened below the Anandnagar Police Station limits, with police saying the accused had been employed as a safety guard solely 4 days earlier than the alleged crime.In response to police, the accused allegedly strangled the lady earlier than raping her. He then locked her on the terrace and fled.A video of the accused reveals him limping and repeatedly pleading,”ek baar maaf kardo, phirse nai karunga, ek baar maaf kardo.”
Lady attacked, raped on terrace
JCP Sector 1, Ahmedabad Police, Neeraj Badgujar, mentioned the lady had gone to the terrace of her constructing at night time when the accused allegedly attacked her.“A tragic incident of rape occurred final night time inside the jurisdiction of the Anandnagar Police Station. The sufferer had gone to the terrace of her constructing at night time; the accused, who had been employed as a safety guard simply 4 days prior, strangled her after which raped her. Afterwards, he locked the sufferer on the terrace and fled,” Badgujar mentioned.Police groups reached the residential constructing after receiving details about the incident and started investigating the case.“Upon receiving details about the incident, police personnel and officers instantly arrived on the scene and initiated the method of registering an FIR. In the meantime, the accused had switched off his cellphone and escaped,” he mentioned.
Restrained her with wire across the neck
Sector 1 JCP Neeraj Badgujar mentioned CCTV footage reveals him taking the carry to the terrace across the time of the incident. Police mentioned the accused had been deployed on the society for under about six days. He had labored for various safety companies for the previous 4 years.DCP, Zone-7, Shivam Verma mentioned whereas the lady’s medical situation is secure, she is below extreme trauma.“She has been within the metropolis for round two years for research,” mentioned Verma, including that she tried to scream, however the accused had overpowered her and tried to strangle her with the wire. Police will report her assertion and probe if the guard knew of her routine. The safety company can even be questioned about his registration.
10 groups deployed to hint accused
Police deployed 10 groups comprising personnel from the native police, Native Crime Department and Crime Department to trace down the accused.The groups searched the realm and examined accessible CCTV footage as a part of the investigation. Police finally apprehended the accused at round 7am or 8am, Badgujar mentioned.“They carried out a radical search of the realm and checked all accessible CCTV footage, finally apprehending the accused round 7.00 or 8.00am. He’s at the moment being interrogated, and the method for his medical examination is underway,” he added.The accused is a local of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh and had been working as a safety guard for numerous firms, police mentioned.
Motion towards safety company
Police mentioned they might additionally take motion towards the safety company that employed the accused.“We’ll take motion towards the safety company too. An FIR has been registered below the related sections of the BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) regarding rape,” Badgujar mentioned.Additional investigation into the case is underway.
