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New Delhi, Apr 4: In an incident which brought back memories of the infamous 2005 Dhaula Kuan rape case, three young men lured a 12-year-old girl into a car and gangraped her inside the vehicle at a secluded spot in the neighbourhood on Wednesday night. The assault took place at Khayala near Tilak Nagar in west Delhi.

The Maruti car in which the rape allegedly took place had dark film on its windows which provided cover for the act, police said.

The main accused, Rajiv Porwal (23), and two of his accomplices in the car — Manmohan alias Manu (20) and Rakesh alias Raj (21) — have been detained. The girl knew the alleged rapists well as they all lived in Khayala.

According to the police, on Wednesday evening, Rajiv —who owns a grocery shop in the area — offered to take the girl for a joyride in his car. He was accompanied by his friends, Manmohan and Rakesh.

"When the girl did not return till late evening, her parents got worried. The girl ultimately returned late at night and told her elder sister about being repeatedly sexually assaulted inside the car. The sister then informed their mother," said Sharad Aggarwal, DCP (West).

The girl was taken for a medical check-up at the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital on Thursday. "We have detained all the accused. Porwal has confessed to the crime and the initial doctor's report has also confirmed the rape. However, we are awaiting the final medical report," Aggarwal told TOI.

Police said a case of rape has been registered at the Tilak Nagar police station on the basis of the complaint made by the girl's mother.

The cops, however, refused to ascertain whether the girl was dumped in a nearby park after being raped.