Posing as cops, two men sexually assault woman and niece in Delhi's Kanjhawala

Posing as policemen, two men allegedly raped a woman and molested her minor niece at outer Delhi's Kanjhawala area, officials said Monday.

The incident took place on Sunday night, they added. According to the police complaint filed by the 20-year-old woman and her niece at Kanjhawala police station, two men approached them and began a conversation, saying they were policemen, a senior police officer said.

The woman alleged that when she was being raped by one of the men, the other was molesting her niece, he added.

A case has been registered and the matter is being probed, Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer) Seju Kuruvilla said.

Medical examination of the victims were conducted and their statements were recorded in front of a magistrate, police said, adding the two men are yet to be identified.