2010 Dhaula Kuan gang-rape case: All 5 accused convicted

NEW DELHI: A trial court on Tuesday convicted five men in the 2010 abduction and gang-rape case of a call centre employee in Dhaula Kuan area of south Delhi.
Additional sessions judge Virender Bhat convicted Shamshad alias Khutkan, Usman alias Kale, Shahid alias Chhota Billi, Iqbal alias Bada Billi and Kamruddin for the abduction and gang-rape of a 30-year-old woman, who hails from north east, in Dhaula Kuan area of south Delhi.
The court will hear arguments on quantum of sentence to convicts on October 17.
According to the police, the five men abducted the woman on November 24, 2010 while she was walking home with a friend after her shift ended.
The abductors took her to Mangolpuri, gang-raped her, and left her on an isolated road there.
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The five were later arrested from Mewat in Haryana. During the trial, the accused claimed innocence, saying they were falsely implicated in the case.
After the incident, Delhi Police ordered all BPO companies in Delhi and the National Capital Region to drop women employees home while providing them security.