7-yr-old girl raped; ragpicker held

New Delhi, September 18

A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in the Seemapuri area, Shahdara, a police official said.

The incident took place on Monday night, he added.

In a statement to the police, the victim's mother alleged that her daughter was raped by a neighbour. The girl was playing outside her house around 10.30 pm on Monday when the accused took her to the bushes near the DLF chowk and raped her, a senior police official said.

The victim was bleeding when she returned home. On being questioned by her mother, she narrated her ordeal. 

Based on a complaint filed by the victim's mother, a case was registered at the Seemapuri Police Station under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal tweeted about the incident. She said the accused took the girl to a park, inserted a water pipe into her private parts and then raped her.

However, the police said according to the doctor, her condition was stable and no foreign object was inserted into her private parts.

The doctor said the excess bleeding was due to an injury in her private parts.

The victim has been admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital.

The accused, a ragpicker, was arrested on Monday itself, the official said.

The DCW chief said it will file an application seeking compensation for the rape survivor.  According to data compiled by the police, more than two children were raped every day in the national capital in the first four months of 2018. — TNS