Two disturbing incidents of crime against minor girls have been reported from different parts of the national Capital. In first incident, a 10-year-old homeless girl was brutally beaten and sexually assaulted in an isolated park by an unidentified man in Mayur Vihar phase-3 area. In the second incident, an elderly neighbour was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting eight year-old- girl in Krishna Nagar area.
“A call was received on Police Control Room (PCR) call regarding a sexual assault from Lal Bahadur Hospital following which a police team rushed to the hospital. During initial investigation it was revealed that the incident of sexual assault occurred in a park in Mayur Vihar phase-3 around 8. pm on Thursday. The girl had several wounds on her body and she was rushed to Lal Bahadur Hospital by neighbours and seeing her critical situation she was referred to AIIMS where her condition is stated to be stable,” said Pankaj Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), east district.
“The girl lived with her parents on footpath. Her family had come few days back to Delhi from eastern Uttar Pradesh in search of work. The victim has severe wounds on her neck, eye and body. The incident took place on Thursday night. We have collected CCTV footage from the nearby area and a hunt is on to nab the accused. A case has been registered and a few suspects are being questioned in this connection,” said a senior police official.
In another incident, an eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by elderly neighbhour. Police have arrested the accused.
“The accused had tied her hand and legs and then sexually assaulted her. The girl was alone at home when the incident had happened. When her elder sister returned from school in the afternoon she noticed that her sister is not fine. The victim narrated her ordeal to her elder sister. Victim's sister in turn informed her parents and they lodged a police compliant,” said a family member.
“We have registered a case and the accused has been arrested. The accused hails from Bihar and used to work as a labourer in the city. The girl being treated,” said Meghna Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Shahdara district.