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Sikhs attend a protest outside the embassy of the Saudi Arabia in New Delhi. © Desmond
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A Saudi Arabian diplomat
in New Delhi has been accused of rape, and his wife and daughter are now facing
charges for torturing the rape victims. The Saudi embassy in India has denied the
allegations, dismissing them as "completely false."
It
is alleged that the diplomat, whose name has not been disclosed, and his
friends, raped two Nepali women, and his wife and daughter assisted in
torturing them.
"After
keeping the duo for some time in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, both were brought to
Gurgaon. The victims were raped and gang raped by the diplomat and his friends
and guests," Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajesh Kumar told the IANS
independent news agency.
RT report continues:
The
Nepali women came to India after a woman in Nepal promised them well-paid jobs
about half a year ago.
The
women were reportedly rescued by security forces, with the help of the Nepalese
embassy and the local NGO Maiti India, from an apartment on the fifth floor of
the luxurious Ambience Island Caitriona residential area.
Another
woman, who was reportedly hired as the diplomat’s domestic help, fled the
apartment on her own.
The
Saudi embassy vehemently denied all allegations, saying they were "completely
false" and "contrary to facts in [their] possession." The
country's authorities condemned Indian police for injuring the reputation
of a diplomat and Saudi Arabia, saying that the charges were leveled by a third
person.
The
embassy said it would be monitoring the probe conducted by the Indian
authorities. No arrests have yet been made.
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