An eight-year-old girl was abducted, raped and abandoned in South Delhi. The incident took place on March 31 when the victim left home to buy groceries from a nearby shop and an unidentified man abducted her and took her towards a deserted area where he raped the girl at knifepoint and fled, leaving her badly injured and unconscious condition.
Police said the victim is a resident of Sangam Vihar area. “The victim left her home to buy groceries from a nearby shop when an unidentified man abducted her and they boarded a bus. After reaching at Mehrauli-Badarpur road, he took her to an isolated place where he raped her at knifepoint. He also threatened her of dire consequences if she informed anyone about this matter and when she resisted, she was also beaten up by him,” a senior police officer said.
After raping her, he fled after leaving her badly injured and unconscious. She somehow managed to come in a main road and she stopped an autorickshaw driver passing by and asked for help. Using his cell phone, she made a call to her parents who rushed to her rescue. “The frightened victim narrated the whole story to her parents who in turn approached the police,” added the police officer. “Based on the victim's statement, a case of abduction, rape, attempt to murder and Arms Act was registered at Sangam Vihar police station. The culprit is unidentified and hunt is on for him,” an officer said.
In a separate incident, a 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a Tantrik on Tuesday night at her residence in South Delhi's Moti Bagh. “The 58-year-old accused has been identified as Hira lal. The victim was having disputes with her husband and a friend of the husband suggested a Tantrik in the neighbourhood which would help them solve the dispute. He reportedly told the victim's husband and children to stay away from her for two days if they want her fine and allegedly took advantage of it and raped her,” the officer said.