DUBAI // Two men denied spiking the soft drink of their colleague, raping him and then hosing him with hot water before dumping him outside their home.
Pakistanis S K, 24, and 21-year-old M M both denied the rape charge but S K did confess to consuming alcohol.
“We want the court to cross-examine the alleged victim,” the two told judges at Dubai Criminal Court through a translator.
The Indian victim, D L, 20, told prosecutors that he went to visit the defendants in their flat in Al Muhaisnah 2 on the night of September 10 last year.
He said the pair offered him a can of Pepsi, which he drank and then lost consciousness.
“They took turns raping me then, when they finished, they took me to the bathroom and hosed me with hot water and threw me out,” said the victim, who was found by friends and taken to his room before police were called.
Prosecutors said that the defendants confessed during investigations.
However, a forensic report said that there were no signs of forceful sex on D L’s body.
The next hearing will be on January 28.
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