New Delhi Apr 26 PTI The Delhi Police has arrested the last accused in connection with an incident in which a 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted gang-raped and paraded by a group of people in east Delhis Kasturba Nagar in January officials said on Tuesday The accused has been identified as Mukesh they said On January 26 the woman was abducted from Karkardooma village over an old rivalry She was brought to Kasturba Nagar where her head was shaved her face was smeared with ink and a garland of sleepers was put around her neck while beating her black and Blue a senior police officer saidLater she was confined in a room where she was allegedly sexually assaulted by three minors and subsequently paraded to dishonour her in full public view the officer said During investigation 21 accused persons including 12 women four men and five juveniles were arrested and apprehended they said However Mukesh was absconding and evading his arrest police said On Monday Mukesh was arrested from near Totaram School Kasturba Nagar Deputy Commissioner of Police Shahdara Sathiyasundaram saidA total of 11 criminal cases have been registered against him police said Police had said the preliminary investigation indicated that the woman and a boy belonging to the family of the accused were friendsThe boy committed suicide in November last year and his family blamed the victim woman for it The family alleged that it was because of her that the boy took the extreme step To exact revenge on her the family members allegedly abducted her They wanted to teach her a lesson a senior police official had said Delhi police on Monday filed a charge sheet before a court here against 21 persons in connection with the incident The charge sheet of 762 pages named 12 women four men and five minors as accused PTI NIT RCJ

New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The Delhi Police on Monday said legal action would be taken against those found revealing the identity and spreading rumours about a woman who was allegedly abducted gang-raped and paraded by her attackers in east Delhis Kasturba Nagar recentlyThe Delhi Polices appeal came after several tweets were posted on social media platforms claiming that the victim had allegedly committed suicide Some posts also allegedly revealed the identity of the victimAsking people not to reveal the identity of the victim and spread misleading facts the police said necessary action is being taken by identifying those who have been spreading rumoursLast week a 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted gang-raped and paraded by her attackers on the streets of east Delhis Kasturba Nagar with her hair chopped face blackened and a shoe garland around her neckPolice said they have arrested eight women and a man as well as apprehended three boys juveniles in connection with the case Police said the accused were arrested on the basis of the victims complaint and the videos that surfaced online soon after the incidentDeputy Commissioner of Police Shahdara R Sathiyasundaram took to Twitter and posted a video of himself urging people to not share rumours and false information through social media platformsIn the Kasturba Nagar sexual assault case some people are spreading rumours about the victim and the incident through social media platforms False information is being posted Some of them are also found revealing the identity of the victim and also trying to give a communal angle to the incident he saidSome of them are spreading rumours that the victim has committed suicide This is false information The victim is doing fine and safe The officers of the team have also met her he addedHe said if anyone is found spreading rumours or wrong information through social media or any other platforms we will surely take legal action against such people Till now whoever has shared such posts on the incident we are taking legal action against them PTI AMP TDS TDS