Two boys apprehended for raping 6-yr-old girl

new delhi: Delhi Police have apprehended two boys for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura area, an official said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on January 18 following which the girl’s family approached the police and a case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, police said.

According to the investigators, three boys, aged 10, 13 and 16 years, allegedly lured the girl and raped her.

“Two juveniles have been apprehended and produced before the Juvenile Justice Board. Efforts are underway to trace the third,” a senior police officer said. Multiple teams have been formed to locate the absconding juvenile, and CCTV footage and local intelligence inputs are being analysed, they said.

Police said that the child was sent for medical examination and is receiving necessary care and counselling. Her statement has been recorded, and legal procedures in cases involving minors are being followed.

Speaking to reporters, the girl’s mother said that her daughter returned home in a distressed condition.

“She came home covered in blood. When I asked her, she first said she had fallen, but there were no injuries on any other part of her body. On questioning further, she told me what had been done to her,” the woman said.

She added that she immediately took her daughter to the police station, from where they were sent to a hospital for the girl’s medical examination.

She alleged that the boys had taken the girl to a terrace of a building and claimed that bloodstains were found there during the probe.

She further alleged that the accused belonged to the same locality.

“The mother of the 10-year-old handed her son over to the police herself after seeing my daughter’s condition. I want strict punishment for all those responsible,” she said, adding that one accused was believed to be in Bihar.