Girl battles for life after being raped

A 13-year-old girl who stepped out of her house to get water was brutally raped and dumped near a railway track in southeast Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur area. In the early hours of May 18, locals spotted the victim lying unconscious near the railway track and informed the police. The accused has been arrested.

The girl, an orphan, is admitted in AIIMS and her condition is stated to be critical. She lives with her maternal aunt at a village near Pul Prahladpur and was reported missing on May 17 a senior police official said.

“A PCR reached the spot and the girl was rushed to AIIMS, where doctors confirmed the sexual assault and a case was registered under relevant IPC Sections and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Several police teams have been formed to arrest the accused,” said a senior police official. The girl has reportedly received cut marks on her back, neck and private parts.

Meanwhile, DCW)chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday met the girl at AIIMS. “The girl has been brutally raped and we are suspecting it to be a case of gangrape. She is mentally challenged. She has severe injuries on her body. She has undergone a major surgery and according to doctors it will take her at least four months to recover. Her condition as of now is critical,” Maliwal said.