Crime

Trigger Warning: Rape
A British woman was allegedly raped and molested by two men at a hotel in in Delhi's Mahipalpur area, an official said on Thursday.

Police have arrested two people in connection with the incident which occurred on Tuesday, and informed the British High Commission about the incident, he said.

The British national was befriended by one of the accused on a social media platform. The woman had allegedly travelled from Goa to Delhi to meet the 24-year-old Kailash, the official said. She was allegedly first molested by a housekeeping staff in the hotel's lift, a senior official said. Later, she was allegedly raped in a hotel room by the man she knew from previous social media interactions.

The woman first spoke to the accused on a social media platform a month and a half earlier and after that they would talk frequently, the police official said.

Kailash, a resident of east Delhi, struggled to speak English and used some translation application to communicate with her, police said. When the British woman came to India, she and the accused made plans to meet each other in Delhi, he added.

The victim travelled from Goa to Delhi and booked a room in Mahipalpur's hotel. When the accused came to meet her, she alleged that she was raped by him, the official said.

Police teams are checking CCTV footage of the hotel to know the sequence of the events.

A speeding Mercedes fatally hit four labourers and injured two others on Mussoorie Road in Dehradun on Wednesday night before the driver fled.

The car also struck a scooter before being abandoned in an empty plot.

Dehradun police said the Chandigarh-registered vehicle was being driven “recklessly and at high speed.” Initial investigations indicate it was purchased from Delhi. A police team has been sent to the capital for further inquiries, while another is in Chandigarh to trace the owner.

Senior Superintendent of Police Ajai Singh said they received information about the incident at around 8:15 pm.

“Based on CCTV footage, we identified 11 vehicles that passed through the stretch and set up inspections at checkpoints to prevent the vehicle from leaving the city,” he said.