A five-year-old girl, who was brutally raped on Saturday afternoon in Gurgaon, is battling for life at Safdarjung Hospital in the Capital. The incident took place around 2.30 pm in Sikandarpur area, when the girl was lured by an unidentified middle-aged man and raped.
However, seeing the condition of the girl, the police have not ruled out the possibility of gang-rape. According to police, the girl had gone to a religious gathering with her 12-year-old cousin and was allegedly lured by the accused. He took the girl to a secluded place on the pretext of giving her sweets where he raped her. The Gurgaon Police registered a case of rape in DlF Phase-I Police station and are looking for the accused.
The girl was traced by some locals in an unconscious state. Police were informed and the girl was taken to a city-based civil hospital. However, the victim was referred to Safdarjung Hospital after her condition deteriorated.
Police are awaiting reports to ascertain if it was a case of gang-rape. According to police, the accused dumped the girl in the same area from where she was picked up. “After the girl went missing, her cousin began searching for her and informed her family. Unable to trace her, they approached the police. The police initially registered a missing complaint but, later on finding the girl, a case of rape was registered. The preliminary investigation shows that only one person was involved in the crime. But, the involvement of more than one person cannot be ruled out,” said Maheshwar Dayal, Joint Commissioner of Gurgaon Police.
“We are interrogating the local vendors and auto-rickshaw drivers. We have recorded statement of the victim who indicated that the accused was a middle-aged man,” he added.