Two men alleged to have used social media to abduct and rape a woman have been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court.
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Ajitpal Singh, 31, and Randhir Singh, 20, both maintained pleas of not guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday.
They were remanded in custody and committed to the Supreme Court on charges of rape, abduction, unlawful confinement, and committing acts of indecency.
The Indian nationals allegedly began chatting with the woman on social media app Tango and arranged to meet at Kippax Fair Shopping Centre on September 26. Upon arrival the woman realised there was another man present and tried to leave.
The men then allegedly threatened her child and said they would show her husband the Tango messages if she did not come with them. She was then allegedly sexually assaulted in a car and at a unit in Belconnen by three men. The assault was allegedly photographed and the pictures used to coerce the woman to perform further sexual acts.
A third man alleged to be involved has since fled the country.