Two booked on charge of raping woman

Chandigarh, July 7

Two Punjab residents have been booked for allegedly raping a 29-year-old woman at a hotel in the Industrial Area, Phase I.

Police sources said the victim, also a native of Punjab, arrived in the city along with her friend Baljinder, alias Lucky, a resident of Lehragaga, Sangrur, and Baljinder’s friend Mandeep, alias Monu Singla, a resident of Sunam, Sangrur.

The police said they came from Patiala on July 6 and checked in at a hotel. They hired two rooms in the hotel.

The woman alleged that the duo raped her and fled away after leaving her at the hotel. She informed the police and got her statement recorded following which a case under Sections 376 D (gang rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC was registered at the Industrial Area police station.

Sources said the suspects switched off their mobile phones when the police tried to contact them. Both suspects are married and are absconding. — TNS