NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old Indian call center employee reported to police she had been gang-raped by four men in a factory in Badrapur after one of the assailants had promised her a better job and “double the salary.” The incident has shocked India and women's rights activists, who say police and society have done little to change the perception of women in recent years, resulting in an increase of violent crime towards women in the country. “It is disgusting and horrible that this sort of thing happens in today's world,” activist Sunitra Chayal told Bikyamasr.com. The researcher added that “we must do more to ensure these men are sentenced to life in jail to show that violence towards women will not be accepted in India.” The woman, with the assistance of her husband, filed a police report against the attackers and two of them have since been arrested, police said. The couple lived in Bawana in northwest Delhi but the victim had recently moved to south Delhi on her own after she took up the call centre job. It was here that the prime accused, Suraj, befriended her and talked her into going for a job interview on Sunday. “He apparently flaunted his connections and told her he knew many senior officials in call centers in Mohan Co-operative Industrial Area. He told her that she was getting paid very less and he would help her double her salary. Lured by better career prospects, the woman got trapped,” a source in Delhi Police said, the Times of India reported. The victim told police that Suraj took her to a factory in Badarpur in the afternoon, saying the owner of the company wanted to conduct the interview there. When they reached, however, she found the building was shut and desolate as it was a Sunday. Three of Suraj's friends were already present at the factory and they forced her inside despite her protests. They took turns to rape her and fled the spot after threatening her against telling anyone. The victim managed to make it out of Badarpur and reach her husband in Bawana. Out of fear, the couple waited a while before approaching cops and a case was registered on Tuesday night. The victim was medically examined and her statement recorded. Suraj was arrested within hours and at his instance, his aide Deepu was nabbed. Two of the accused — including one who worked at the factory — are still absconding, the police source said. A manhunt is on and raids are being conducted to nab the duo, the source said.
