Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday ordered a magisterial enquiry into the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old girl in a Gandhi Nagar’s school. Kejriwal also said a protocol would be chalked out for all city schools to ensure the safety of students.
The five-year-old was allegedly raped by a peon on the premises of the private school in Gandhi Nagar on Saturday. The accused, Vikas Kumar, was arrested on Saturday night.
Kejriwal said such incidents won't be tolerated. "Shameful. Won't be tolerated. Police doing its job. Ordered magsterial enquiry. Will develop protocol 4 all schools 2 ensure children safety (sic)," he tweeted.
Delhi Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot also tweeted about the incident and said the enquiry report will be submitted in three days.
"Delhi Govt orders Magisterial Enquiry headed by SDM Vivek Vihar into the rape incident of 5 year old girl of a private school in east Delhi's Raghuwarpura near Gandhinagar. Report to be submitted by SDM within 3 days (sic)," Gahlot said.
The arrested man, Vikas, had been working in the school for the last three years. Previously, he worked as a security guard there.
He allegedly took the girl inside an empty classroom around noon on Saturday when he was walking in the corridors after handing over lunch boxes to teachers. The girl later complained of bleeding and pain in her private parts to her mother. She was taken to a hospital where a medical examination confirmed sexual assault.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to the school seeking details of Vikas' appointment and whether his police verification was carried out.
DCW chief Swati Maliwal tweeted, "1st Praduman & now dis! Wat wil parents do if horrific crime occur in schools. DCW issuing notice to this school! R team's assisting victim (sic)".
The girl's uncle said she was discharged from the hospital on Sunday. She is emotionally quite disturbed. The school administration is not taking responsibility for the act that took place on their premises."
The girl's mother demanded that the school should be shut down and the uncle too echoed similar views, saying, "The accused has been arrested but we want the license of the school to be revoked. Strict action should be taken against the management of the school and a case should be registered against them for negligence," he said.
The girl's father repairs sewing machines. Her elder brother studies in another school. Recalling Saturday's incident, the victim's uncle said the girl came back from school looking scared and initially did not tell her mother anything.
later, she went to the washroom where her mother saw bloodstains. She was taken to Chacha Nehru hospital in Geeta Colony where it was confirmed that she had been sexually assaulted, he said.
The girl's uncle said one of the teachers from the girl's school had come to visit her, but she was not ready to accept that the incident could have happened inside the school.
"Nobody else from the school turned up to meet us since then," said the victim’s uncle, adding they are not going to send her back to that school.