<p>A 22-year-old man has been accused of getting himself shot at to implicate a gang-rape victim’s brother in outer Delhi’s Mangolpuri on Sunday. A case has been filed, police said on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Culprit Sanjay was also accused of being involved in the gang-rape of his neighbour in 2012.<br /><br />On Sunday, he approached police with a gunshot wound in his hand.<br />“Sanjay claimed to have been shot at by the gang-rape victim’s brother,” a police officer said.<br /><br />During a probe, the victim’s family told police that Sanjay and his family members were forcing them to withdraw the rape case.<br /><br />The victim’s brother was initially detained on the basis of Sanjay’s statement.<br />But he was released after the probe and a case was filed against Sanjay. <br /><br />On Sunday, Sanjay was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital.<br />A call was made to the police control room after which his statement was recorded.<br /><br />Sanjay told police that he was shot by his neighbour, but it seemed he was misleading police.<br /><br />“Sanjay was out on bail in the gang-rape case. After the probe, we have come to a conclusion that he got himself shot to put pressure on the victim’s family,” the officer added.<br /><br />Sanjay will be arrested after he is discharged from the hospital.<br />The gang-rape victim’s brother works with a chemist in the area and is the sole breadwinner of the house.<br /><br />The family has been fighting the case for the last two years. Four men had gang-raped the class 9 girl in 2012.<br /><br />They were arrested, but Sanjay and a co-accused have been granted bail.<br />The girl’s family claimed that Sanjay’s family has tried every trick to force them to withdraw the case.<br /><br />They have been offered money and also threatened with dire consequences.<br />When all there attempts had failed, they allegedly resorted to get the girl’s brother arrested in a fake case.<br /><br />Due to the history of the gang-rape case, officer of the district, including Additional Commissioner of Police (Outer) Vikramjit Singh, were involved in the probe.<br /><br />“After sustained interrogation, Sanjay has confessed that he planned to get the gang-rape victim’s brother arrested to put pressure on the family,” the officer added. <br /><br />A fresh case under section 195 (giving or fabricating false evidence) of the Indian Penal Code has been filed against Sanjay with Mangolpuri police station.<br /><br />The victim’s family told police that the girl stopped going to school after the incident.<br />She currently lives with her relatives in east Delhi. <br />DH News Service</p>
<p>A 22-year-old man has been accused of getting himself shot at to implicate a gang-rape victim’s brother in outer Delhi’s Mangolpuri on Sunday. A case has been filed, police said on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Culprit Sanjay was also accused of being involved in the gang-rape of his neighbour in 2012.<br /><br />On Sunday, he approached police with a gunshot wound in his hand.<br />“Sanjay claimed to have been shot at by the gang-rape victim’s brother,” a police officer said.<br /><br />During a probe, the victim’s family told police that Sanjay and his family members were forcing them to withdraw the rape case.<br /><br />The victim’s brother was initially detained on the basis of Sanjay’s statement.<br />But he was released after the probe and a case was filed against Sanjay. <br /><br />On Sunday, Sanjay was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital.<br />A call was made to the police control room after which his statement was recorded.<br /><br />Sanjay told police that he was shot by his neighbour, but it seemed he was misleading police.<br /><br />“Sanjay was out on bail in the gang-rape case. After the probe, we have come to a conclusion that he got himself shot to put pressure on the victim’s family,” the officer added.<br /><br />Sanjay will be arrested after he is discharged from the hospital.<br />The gang-rape victim’s brother works with a chemist in the area and is the sole breadwinner of the house.<br /><br />The family has been fighting the case for the last two years. Four men had gang-raped the class 9 girl in 2012.<br /><br />They were arrested, but Sanjay and a co-accused have been granted bail.<br />The girl’s family claimed that Sanjay’s family has tried every trick to force them to withdraw the case.<br /><br />They have been offered money and also threatened with dire consequences.<br />When all there attempts had failed, they allegedly resorted to get the girl’s brother arrested in a fake case.<br /><br />Due to the history of the gang-rape case, officer of the district, including Additional Commissioner of Police (Outer) Vikramjit Singh, were involved in the probe.<br /><br />“After sustained interrogation, Sanjay has confessed that he planned to get the gang-rape victim’s brother arrested to put pressure on the family,” the officer added. <br /><br />A fresh case under section 195 (giving or fabricating false evidence) of the Indian Penal Code has been filed against Sanjay with Mangolpuri police station.<br /><br />The victim’s family told police that the girl stopped going to school after the incident.<br />She currently lives with her relatives in east Delhi. <br />DH News Service</p>
