New Delhi, Nov 18: Unable to track down two accused in the sensational Swiss diplomat rape case even after a month, Delhi Police today enhanced the reward for information on the culprits to Rs four lakh, an eight-fold increase on the amount announced by it earlier. The reward will come into effect immediately and hold good for one year, Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern Range) Satish Chandra said in a statement.

The reward will be paid to anybody providing "information or a clue or render any help leading to the arrest of accused persons involved in the rape," he said, assuring that the identity of the informer would be kept secret.

"The Commissioner of Police, Delhi, reserves the right to decide finally by whom the reward has been earned and in what proportion it will be distributed among various claimants, in case more than one claimant comes forward for the same," Chandra said. The 35-year-old diplomat was abducted in her own car by two persons from the parking lot of Sirifort Auditorium when she was leaving at around 10 pm after watching a movie at the India International Film Festival. One of the accused then raped her as another drove the vehicle through South Delhi streets.
Police has been desperately but unsuccessfully trying to nab the culprits in the October 14 incident which has caused much embarrassment to the country, besides the police establishment. Bureau Report