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Four held for assaulting US woman

Published: 27 Dec 2016 - 10:23 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 12:59 pm

Agencies

New Delhi court yesterday sent four persons including a tourist guide, who were arrested on the charge of sexually assaulting a US tourist here earlier this year, to two-day judicial custody.
"Four accused were presented before a duty magistrate, who remanded them to judicial custody till December 29," defence counsel Sandeep Kapur said. Advocate Kapur is appearing for Vivek, an accused in the case.
Aniruddha Singh, a Nepal-based tourist guide, Omprakash, Maqsood and Vivek were arrested from different cities during raids conducted by Delhi Police.
Among the accused, Omprakash was a driver, Maqsood a helper and Vivek a bell-boy at the hotel where the crime occurred.