A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 25-year-old man in East Delhi’s Anand Vihar area on Tuesday. Police on Friday said that they have arrested the man, Babu. Along with Babu, a woman has also been arrested.
A senior police officer said, “The minor girl was taken by a woman Reena to her house where Babu was waiting. By giving the minor girl a drink laced with sedatives, the girl lost consciousness. The man then raped the girl and left.”
The officer said that the incident was reported on Thursday when the minor girl expressed about pain in her private parts to her mother.
The rape happened while the mother had gone out of town and the father was away at work. He is a small time labourer.
Based on the written complaint and medical examination, a case under Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered.
The officer said, “While Babu was arrested on Thursday, the woman was arrested on Friday evening.”
The girl was neighbours with the woman Reena. On the pretext of offering her some biscuits, the woman took the 12 year old girl to her house.”
In another case, a 15-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two men, including a 63-year-old man in a slum cluster in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj South area on Tuesday evening.
Police said that the minor girl lives in a shanty near the Chhattarpur metro station with her parents. While her parents were away, the two men, Mohammad Islam (45) and Ramjani (63) entered the shanty and raped her.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Milind Dumbere said, “One of the accused- Mohd Islam has been arrested. Efforts are on to nab the other accused.”
A senior police officer said, “The incident took place on Tuesday evening while the girl’s mother was out for work and her two siblings were playing. The two men took advantage of the situation and raped her.”
The officer said, “Incident came light later on Tuesday when the minor girl’s mother returned home and found the girl in a disheveled state. The girl's father had died a couple of years ago.”