Singh had blackmailed the teenager, saying he would tell her parents about her relationship with a boy. Senior Inspector Vilas Wankhede from RAK Marg police station said, “Singh had been tracking the girl’s movements.

He has been working at the toilet for two years, and the survivor would often use it. He started blackmailing her. Then one morning, he forced himself on her.” When Khan learnt about it, he also started raping her.

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A woman living in the locality got wind of the crime, and started following the girl. Wankhede said, “The woman discovered what was happening. She spoke to the survivor and informed her parents. They reported the matter to the police on Monday evening and a case was registered.”

Singh stays in the same area as the survivor, while Khan is a resident of Cotton Green. The two men have been booked under sections 376 (rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC.

>> The other accused was a close friend of the main accused
>> When he heard that his friend was raping a woman, he wanted to join in
>> A woman in the area got wind of the crime and alerted the parents