The two cousins, who stay at a rented flat in Munirka, had gone to Hauz Khas with friends on Saturday night. After dinner, around 1am, the two women were trying to hail a cab to return home when two men approached them.
They struck a conversation and offered to drop them home, saying have a car parked at a distance. The two women accepted the offer and walked with the men towards the car.
“In the meantime, the suspect offered to show his target a dry lake inside the park,” a police officer said.
The park — a sprawling green space and popular for family outings — is closed for the public at night.
“The duo scaled a wall to get in as the gates were locked,” the officer said.
The cousin, meanwhile, was walking towards the car with the other guy, unaware of her sister’s detour.
