A Special Investigation Team was set up to probe the case of gang-rape of a 19-year-old woman in Haryana's Mahendargarh district and raids were being conducted to nab the three accused, police said Friday.
As the accused continued to evade arrest two days after the incident, the Haryana Police has constituted a SIT in the case as the accused continued to evade arrest.
It would be headed by Mewat SP Naazneen Bhasin, the police said.
The father of the young woman, a school topper who was felicitated by the government, said she could have been raped by eight to 10 men.
The mother hit out at the police for allegedly failing to take action in the case and said her daughter was traumatised even as the accused "were roaming freely" after the incident.
"She has named three accused, but when the horrific incident took place, she sensed that 8-10 persons could have been there," the victim's father told reporters in Rewari Friday, noting she was drugged by the accused.
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Different police teams had been constituted which were conducting the raids to nab the accused, an official of the Mahendergarh Police said.
"We are conducting raids and hope to make arrests soon," Mahendergarh Superintendent of Police Vinod Kumar said.
He said raids were being held in Rewari and Mahendergarh districts and neighbouring areas.
When asked if eight to 10 people could be involved in the gangrape, Kumar said, "The victim has given a statement to the police in which she has named three accused."