The two accused, Sumit Kumar from Sonepat and Vikas from Uttar Pradesh, have been arrested. Congress president Sonia expressed shock over the Rohtak incident and said the issue of women’s safety needs to be revisited. Sonepat city station house officer Ajay Kumar said Sumit admitted during questioning to have raped and murdered the woman. The crime jolted Rohtak, which was shaken by the rape and murder of a mentally challenged Nepalese woman in the district in 2015. A court awarded death penalty to seven men convicted in the case.

Source: Hindustan Times May 13, 2017 09:33 UTC