Kenyan woman not attacked in Greater Noida, withdraws complaint after police punch holes in her theory

Uttar Pradesh Police chief said on Thursday that there were `glaring loopholes` in the story of a Kenyan woman, who was allegedly assaulted by locals in Greater Noida yesterday.

Noida: Maria Burendi, a Kenyan woman, who had alleged that she was attacked and brutally thrashed by some local residents in Greater Noida, has withdrawn her complaint after several loopholes were found in her statement.

Dharmendra Singh, the Noida SSP, claimed on Thursday that the Kenyan student had been lying about the alleged attack. She had been changing her statement, he added.

There were no locals involved in the alleged assault on the Kenyan lady. She fought with her own friends, the Noida SSP said.

The Ola cab driver, who had taken her to Greater Noida from Delhi, was interrogated by the police on Wednesday night during which he denied any attack on the lady, he said.

The driver said that he had dropped her safely at Greater Noida apartments around 5.47 am and left, the Noida SSP said.

Maria Burendi has now reportedly withdrawn her police complaint.

Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Police chief had said this morning that there were “glaring loopholes” in the story of a Kenyan woman, who was allegedly assaulted by locals in Greater Noida yesterday.

Javeed Ahmad, the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police had tweeted: “Alleged attack on Kenyan lady in Gnoida. Glaring loopholes in her story. Working to ascertain motive.”

The reactions from the UP top cop came a day after Maria Burendi – the Kenyan national - alleged that she was dragged out of a cab and beaten by locals in Sector Omicron on Wednesday morning. 

The alleged attack on the Kenyan national took place three days after four Nigerian students were allegedly assaulted by locals who took out a candle-light march for a 17-year-old boy who had died last week due to suspected drug overdose in Greater Noida. 

The police had registered a case under section 147, 148, 504, 506, 323 of IPC against 10 unnamed persons based on the allegations made by Burendi. 

The woman claimed that she was travelling from Delhi to Alstonia Apartments in Sector Pi, around 3 kms from where she was attacked.

The woman is studying in Delhi and had gone to Greater Noida to meet a friend in Sector Pi 1&2.