The three men accused of raping a 20-year-old Indian woman for a second time last week have been arrested and will appear in court today. The men include two who were arrested for raping her in 2013 and currently out on bail as the case edged its way through India's creaking legal system. The third man was also accused in the alleged attack, but was not arrested.
Pushpa Khatri, the investigating officer, said: "We will be collecting DNA samples from the victim and the three accused to ascertain whether the allegations are true... the three arrested, they are the same men who had raped her earlier." The family have told Indian media that the men had threatened to rape her again as "punishment" for not agreeing to an out-of-court settlement.
The three accused in the Rohtak case will appear in court next week where police will ask for them to be remanded in custody so they can continue their interrogations, said Sanjay Kumar, Rohtak police inspector general. The victim's father said that his daughter was determined to fight the case and after the second incident had told him: "I will not give up."
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