A five-year-old girl, who live with her homeless mother, was allegedly raped by a drug addict inside the parcel yard of Old Delhi Railway Station in Central Delhi. The incident came to light when a passerby spotted the girl bleeding and informed the police. A case under the relevant Sections of IPC was registered and police were trying to nab the accused. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjay Bhatia told The Pioneer that they have identified the accused who is a drug addict and lives in a temple. “Several teams were formed to to nab him,” said Bhatia.
Around 10.30 am, a passerby spotted the girl lying in the parcel yard of Old Delhi Railway Station. The yard is situated just 50 metres from a joint police post of Delhi Police and Railway Protection Force (RPF). “The girl was bleeding badly when she was brought to us with a man. We took her to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital where doctors, following a medical examination, told us that she was raped,” said a police officer.
Her mother, who is a vagabond and earns her living through begging near the railway station, was informed about the incident. On the basis of her mother’s complaint, a case under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) was registered with Old Delhi Railway Station police. Police said the girl’s condition is stated to be out of danger.