New Delhi
The Delhi Commission for Women has issued notice to Police in connection with the rape of a 15-year-old girl in the national Capital.
According to DCW, it received a complaint from the father of the girl who informed the Commission that he lives with his family in Madangir, Ambedkar Nagar and in the night of March 23, his daughter went missing.
When he lodged a complaint before Delhi Police, he was asked to wait till morning. In the morning the girl came back, and informed that she was sleeping on the terrace. She was counselled by experts, but her condition worsened with time and she started getting panic attacks. On August 17, the girl was admitted in a private hospital where it was found that she was 3-4 months pregnant, said the DCW.
During counselling, it was also found that a boy living in their neighborhood had allegedly raped her in the night of March 23. The complainant has stated that the accused had threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone, or he would kill her family, said the DCW.
The Commission has been informed that an FIR under section 376 IPC and 6 POCSO has been registered at Ambedkar Nagar police station in the matter. However, the FIR mentions only one accused and not the others. The Commission has also been informed that till now the statement of survivor under 164 CrPC has not been recorded, it said. DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal has issued notice to Delhi Police seeking an action taken report in the matter.
