A 12-year-old girl, student of Class VI at a Government school, was allegedly raped by four juveniles, including her neighbour in North-West Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar area.
The incident occurred on December 24 when the victim was returning home from school. The accused forcibly took her to an isolated place where they raped as well as sodomised her.
All the four juveniles, aged between 13-16 years and students of Government schools, were apprehended on charges of rape (376), sodomy (377) and threatening (506) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and several other Sections of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Police said that the victim is a resident of Adarsh Nagar and knew one of the juveniles for the last six months as he stayed in her neighborhood. “On December 24, when the victim was returning home from school, she met one of the accused who forcibly took her to a nearby isolated area where all
four of them raped and sodomised her,” a senior police official said.
After raping the victim, the accused fled after leaving the victim in an unconscious state. “The incident came to light when the patrolling staff of Adarsh Nagar Police Station found the victim comatose. They took her to a nearby hospital. On the basis of her statement, a case was registered at Adarsh Nagar Police Station and all the accused were apprehended from their residence,” the officer added.