Faridabad, 4 Jan 

A fresh revelation has emerged in the gang rape of a 25-year-old woman in Faridabad, with police confirming that the sexual assault was committed inside a private hospital’s ambulance and not a van, as initially suspected.

A senior investigating officer said on Sunday that the two accused were employed as a driver and helper with a private hospital’s ambulance service. The accused, hailing from Mathura and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, have been arrested and sent to judicial custody.

The woman, who was assaulted earlier this week, remains hospitalised six days after the incident.

A purported video of the survivor, believed to have been recorded after the incident, has surfaced on social media. In the video, she recounts her ordeal and claims one of the accused transferred money to her account before the assault.

"I did not know them before. As soon as I sat in the car, one of them transferred Rs 600 to my PayTM account, and then they locked the car and snatched my mobile. There was dense fog at night. I cried out loud, but there was no help," she said in the video.

PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.

According to the police, once the woman’s condition improves, an identification parade of the accused will be conducted before a magistrate. Investigators will then seek a production warrant from the jail to question the accused further, the officer said.

As per police details, the woman had visited a friend’s house in Sector 23, Faridabad, on Monday evening. While returning home, she took an auto-rickshaw to NIT-2 Chowk and then walked towards Metro Chowk.

Around midnight, as she waited for another auto-rickshaw to reach her home, the two accused offered her a lift. Trusting them, she got into the vehicle. However, instead of taking her home, they allegedly drove towards Gurugram and raped her inside the moving ambulance.

The woman was driven around through the night and was eventually thrown out of the vehicle near Raja Chowk in Faridabad around 3 am on Tuesday. She was later found and admitted to a private hospital, where she continues to receive treatment.