New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested a person on Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in the Mayur Vihar area of the national capital.
A case was registered under Section 376 AB (punishment for rape on a woman under 12 years of age) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of POCSO and SC/ST Act. The victim was medically examined and later she has been referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a paediatrician’s opinion.
According to Delhi Police, the victim’s condition is stable now. The minor was sexually assaulted by a 34-year-old man in her neigbourhood in the Trilokpuri area.
“A case has been registered for rape and relevant sections of POCSO and SC/ST Act. One accused has been arrested. The victim has been referred to AIIMS. The investigation is underway and successive action will be taken,” Priyanka Kashyap, Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Delhi told ANI.
How long will minor girls continue to be victims: DCW chief
Speaking on the incident, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal Thursday lamented that there is no discussion on women’s safety in the country.
“A 6-year-old innocent girl was raped by a predator in Mayur Vihar area. Our team is present with the girl since yesterday. The police have now arrested the accused. For how long will minor girls continue to be victims of brutality? Why is there no discussion on women’s safety in the country?” Maliwal said in a tweet in Hindi.
The Mayur Vihar incident happened days after a Dalit girl was allegedly raped and killed in southwest Delhi’s Old Nangal area. The cremation of the girl’s remaining human tissue and feet was conducted on Wednesday by her parents, police said.
The girl had died under suspicious circumstances on August 1 even as her parents alleged that she was raped and forcibly cremated by a crematorium’s priest.
(with PTI inputs)
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