9-yr-old victim of long-term sexual abuse dies in hospital

A nine-year-old girl, who had been a victim of long-term sexual exploitation, died at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital on Wednesday during treatment. The accused, Bihari (35), has been arrested and a case under POCSO Act has been registered against him at Khajuri Khas police station, said a senior police officer

Bihari and the victim — a student of Class II — were residents of Sri Ram Colony in North-east Delhi. The accused lured the girl with candies and used to take her to home, the officer said, adding no one suspected his motive.After several such incidents, the girl shared the traumatic experience with her mother when she developed high-fever recently. The mother immediately reported the matter to police. 

Meanwhile, the condition of the victim continued to deteriorate and on July 10 she was admitted in a children’s hospital in Gita Colony and she was shifted to GTB Hospital on Tuesday where she succumbed to her illness. With the death of the girl, police is now awaiting her post-mortem report to ascertain the cause of death and charge the accused accordingly.