India, Oct. 18 -- Gurugram

The police have arrested three persons in connection with the rape and forced abortion of a 23-year-old woman in Faridabad, which led to her death on October 10 due to medical complications, officers aware of the case said on Friday.

The suspects were identified as Anil Kumar, 27, an autorickshaw driver who lives in Parvatiya Colony, pharmacist Deepak Kumar, 36, of Nangla Enclave, and Saira Bano, 45, a nurse of a private hospital in Ballabgarh, Faridabad. A gynaecologist involved in the case is on the run, police said.

The victim used to regularly commute in Anil's vehicle, police said, due to which they developed a friendship, taking advantage of which Anil allegedly raped her in June-July, Yashpal Yadav, pu...