Delhi Police is likely to call the administration and staff members of the Tagore Public School in Shahdara’s Gandhi Nagar area to join investigation in the rape of a five-year-old girl by the peon of the school within the school premises on Saturday. Police on Monday said that the victim has given her statement under Section 164 of the CrPC in front of the Magistrate.
On Saturday afternoon, the five-year-old girl, a student of Class I was allegedly raped by the 40-year-old peon of her school. The accused then left her locked inside the empty classroom and fled from the spot.
The girl on reaching home did not inform her parents. However, when her mother spotted her bleeding from her private parts, she got to know that her daughter has been sexually assaulted. The girl was taken to Chacha Nehru Hospital however was denied treatment following which she was rushed to the lok Nayak Hospital. Police said that they arrested the accused, Vikas from the Gandhi Nagar area on Saturday night.
Taking cognizance about the safety of children inside schools post the rape of the five year old girl by a 38-year-old peon inside an empty classroom inside the school in Gandhi Nagar area, senior Delhi Police officials on Monday met with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
Police said that they held a meeting with the Deputy Chief Minister regarding the safety and security of school all over Delhi.
In the meeting, police kept forth the points such as schools should get their employees verified, schools should have adequate CCTV coverage and sufficient security guards from recognised security agency must be deployed. Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has assured to do the verification process of the security guards on priority.
Meanwhile, regarding the placement of security guards, Home Department of the Delhi Government insisted that hiring guards from un-recognised security agencies must be discouraged. Apart from that, Additional CP Traffic Bhairon Singh has been nominated on the committee related to traffic issues of schools.