A 19-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two youths while she was working at an under-construction building in West Delhi’s Naraina area on Wednesday afternoon.
Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) said, “We have arrested Mohd Kashif (19) and apprehended another youth. He claims to be a minor. We are still verifying his age.”
Police said that the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon at around 2.30 pm at an under-construction building close to the Indian Army building.
As per the statement given by the victim, she along with her parents were working at the under-construction building. The two youths came to her and forcefully dragged her to corner where they raped her.
Bleeding profusely, she informed her parents who rushed her to a private hospital. Sensing that her condition is deteriorating, the girl was rushed to the lady Hardinge hospital where she was operated upon.
Based on the statement of the 19-year-old girl, police registered a case under Section 376 of the IPC at the Naraina police station.
In the aftermath of the brutality, the family of the 19-year-old girl is in a state of shock. Native of Madhubani in Bihar, the parents came to the national Capital and started working at under-construction sites to earn a living. Meanwhile, the 19-year-old who has three more sisters was brought to the city six months back so that the three family members could earn more and provide a better future to the three younger children.
The accused claimed that it was the 19-year-old youth who raped the girl while the suspected juvenile just stood there. Police further said that they have registered the case and are verifying the age of the second accused to establish whether he is a juvenile or not.