Ground report: Rape at New Delhi Railway Station puts question mark on security, crime spot was under nose of security personnel

Two police stations, two help desks, three police posts and multiple checking points guarded by nearly a 100 personnel from the Delhi Police and Railway Protection Force work round-the-clock at New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) where a woman was allegedly raped last week. Most of the checking points are only guarded by one security staffer but the police posts/booths were empty when The Indian Express visited on Tuesday morning.

Four days ago, a 30-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by railway employees inside the electrical maintenance staff room at the station. Two men allegedly raped her while two others stood guard outside the room.