A 24-year-old woman from the northeast was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man near Delhi's upscale Hauz Khas village, police said today.The incident happened last night when the woman, from Manipur, was returning from a party in Hauz Khas village, which she had attended with her friends and cousins, said a senior police officer. She was reportedly walking home alone when the incident occurred.The woman told police that around 11.30pm she was offered a drop home by an unidentified person. He apparently told her that his vehicle was parked at some distance near Deer Park.Taking advantage, the accused led her to an isolated stretch in the adjoining park area and allegedly raped her.The woman managed to escape from the spot and later informed the police.A police case has been registered and efforts are being made to ascertain the identity of the accused with the help of local intelligence and electronic surveillance, the officer said."We have gathered vital clues in preliminary investigation and the accused will be nabbed soon," he added."We are in touch with the woman, and she is being counselled to help her recover from the trauma," the officer added.Police teams are examining the CCTV footage of the adjoining areas and various streets of Hauz Khas village to identify the accused.Meanwhile, Delhi Police have managed to install over 4,000 CCTV cameras in the past eight years and in spite of all these measures women's safety remains a cause for concern.In 2016, the police managed to set up just 85 surveillance cameras, still the crime rate is going up by over nine per cent as against the previous year in the national capital, which has a population of over 1.67 crore.(With inputs from PTI and IANS)

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