13-year-old girl brutally raped, stabbed in Delhi's Peera Garhi area, battling for life at AIIMS
New Delhi, Aug 06: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the Delhi's Paschim Vihar area and is now battling for her life at a hospital. The brutal incident took place in Peera Garhi area of Delhi when the minor girl was alone, police said, adding that the home is located in a congested, dingy locality whose inhabitants are mostly daily wage workers.
According to a recent development, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that he would be visiting AIIMS to meet the girl. He was deeply disturbed by the incident and that the accused should not be allowed to move freely.
The incident came to light when a passerby noticed the girl who was lying in a pool of blood.
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The girl had allegedly been raped by an unidentified person and was also stabbed in the head. As per the preliminary investigation, the girl was allegedly stabbed on the head with a pair of scissors.
The police detained some people but have not identified anyone yet. Further investigation into the case is underway.
The
minor
was
initially
admitted
to
the
Sanjay
Gandhi
Memorial
Hospital
where
a
team
of
doctors
referred
her
to
AIIMS
after
evaluating
her
grievous
injuries.
Police
have
lodged
a
case
against
the
unknown
under
the
Protection
of
Children
from
Sexual
Offences
Act
and
Section
307
(attempt
to
murder)
of
IPC.
Footage
of
CCTVs
in
the
West
Delhi
locality
is
being
scanned
for
clues,
police
said.
"A
team
is
working
on
to
identify
and
trace
the
culprits.
Meanwhile, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal has issued notice to the police in the incident. The Commission has sought a copy of FIR registered in the matter, whether any accused(s) have been arrested or not, steps taken by the police to identify and arrest the accused, detailed action taken report in the case by end of this week, the DCW note reads.