Kuldeep, in his defence, submitted that he did not commit any offence as he was busy gardening near the spot where the alleged rape occurred.

He alleged a frame-up and questioned the credibility of key witness Ashish, who identified him as one of the alleged rapists during the trial though he had failed to do so in the test identification proceedings earlier.

The accused, who belonged to the Presidents' Bodyguards, have been booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code dealing with gang rape, kidnapping and robbery.

They first roughed up the victim's friend and then took her to a secluded place inside the park before raping her, the prosecution alleged.