The police are yet to make any headway in identifying or arresting the four men who allegedly abducted and raped a call centre employee hailing from Mizoram in the national capital.
The 30-year-old woman was walking towards her home in Moti Village in south Delhi early yesterday morning along with one of her colleagues when the men forced her into a vehicle and took turns to rape her.
She was later dumped in Mongolpuri after which she approached police.
"No arrests have been made. We are in the process of identifying the accused," a senior police official said. A case of rape and abduction has been registered and investigations are on.
"She is traumatised. A NGO has been approached for counselling," the official said.
The victim, who works in a Gurgaon BPO, had come to the capital four years ago and was staying with her sister in a rented accommodation in Moti Village near Dhaula Kuan.
The North-East Helpline, an NGO which works for the welfare of people from the North-East, demanded that a separate helpline should be set up by police with an officer preferably from the region heading it.
NE Helpline spokesperson Madhu Chandra said they have spoken to senior officials in Home Ministry and Delhi Police.
"We are also demanding that night patrolling should be enhanced in areas like Mohammedpur, Nanakpura, New Friends Colony, North Delhi campus, Nehru Basti and Gandhi Basti where people from the North-East are staying," he said.
The NE Helpline alleged that call-centre cabs drop women on main roads late at night and they have to walk home.
"We strongly believe most of these women will be protected if Delhi Police enhances night patrolling," Chandra said.
Police on its part said they have set up a cell under a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in each district to deal with the problems faced by people from the north-east.
A senior police official said they had earlier issued instructions to call centres to ensure that women are dropped near their house and not on roads.
"There was a meeting with BPOs recently. We have asked them to ensure that a security guard also accompany them in the vehicles," the official said.
The official said the companies were also asked to get the police verification of cab drivers and security guards who were accompanying staff in the vehicles.
"Also, the Police Commissioner has asked us to step up PCR patrolling during the night to ensure that working women were safe," the official said.