Chandigarh, March 24
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly raping a woman at a hotel in Sector 43 here.
They have been identified as Sukhwinder Singh, alias Sukhi (32), and Akash (35), residents of Ludhiana.
Sources said Sukhwinder had booked a room at a hotel to watch an IPL match on Saturday. It is alleged that Sukhwinder called his woman friend to the hotel.
The police said the woman reached the hotel and found that Akash was also present there.
The victim alleged that the duo raped her and fled the place. The police were informed about the incident following which cops reached the scene.
The victim, a Kharar resident, had alleged that Sukhwinder was her friend for the past six months.
A case under Section 376 (D) (gang rape) of the IPC was registered and both the suspects were arrested from Ludhiana. The duo were produced in court, which remanded them to judicial custody.
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