Woman gangraped by policemen and their friends, four arrested

A woman hailing from Delhi, who had come to his property dealer friend's place in Sector-105 area in Noida, was allegedly gangraped by two policemen and their three friends, police said on Saturday.

Four of the accused, including the two Provincial Arms Constabulary (PAC) personnel, have been arrested and the PAC jeep used by them has been seized, SP Yogesh Singh said, adding that hunt is on to nab the fifth accused.

The 25-year-old was with his friend last night when the five men came in the jeep, assaulted her property dealer friend and raped her, the SP said.

They also took away her mobile phone and ATM card, which they used to buy fuel for their jeep, he said.  "On getting information about the rape, police swung into action and arrested four of the accused.

Two of them were identified as PAC head constable Banshi Ram Sharma and constable Subhash. Other two accused were Arun and Bunty, their friends. One Jeetu is absconding," Singh said.

PAC 49 battalion circle officer's jeep, which was used by the accused, has been seized, the SP said.