New Delhi: A day after the Saudi diplomat — accused of raping two Nepalese women — left the country, the Gurgaon (Haryana) police said it was continuing to investigate the case to nab others allegedly involved in the crime. On its part, Nepal insisted on handing down punishment to the guilty.
Gurgaon police commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk said investigation into the case was continuing although the diplomat Majed Hassan Ashoor had left India on Wednesday night. “The investigation continues the details of which cannot be shared at this stage,” Virk, who is heading the probe, told news agencies.
Demanding justice to the victims, Nepal’s envoy Deep Upadhayay indicated that his country will pursue the case as he said the criminals must be punished. “It is our duty to ensure justice to the victims. It is a very, very inhuman issue. Nepal has very friendly relations with Saudi Arabia as well as India...If there has been crime, the criminals should be punished and victims must get justice,” he said.
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An official in the Nepal embassy said it has received “tremendous” amount of support and cooperation from government of India and hoped that investigation into the case will continue. On September 7, the Gurgaon police had conducted a raid at the diplomat’s residence after receiving a complaint that two Nepalese women were kept there in confinement and raped by the diplomat and his “guests”.
The Saudi embassy had termed the allegations as “false” and protested the police “intrusion” into the diplomat’s house, saying it was against “all diplomatic conventions”. The MEA is monitoring the situation and is awaiting information formally from the Gurgaon police on the status of the case.
