12-year-old girl raped in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar; accused arrested in UP

A 12yearold girl was allegedly raped in east Delhis Mayur Vihar area while the accused was apprehended in Uttar Pradeshs Khora police saidPTI reported that Mayur Vihar police station received information from LBS hospital regarding sexual assault of a minor girl on Wednesday At the hospital the father of the victim alleged that a man residing in the same village as them raped the 12yearold the report quoted a police officer sayingA case under Sections 376 rape of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act was registered the officer saidThe accused identified as Ibran 19 was apprehended from Khora in UP police said Police said the accused runs a tailor shop Further investigation in the case is underway they saidMeanwhile Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Saturday said the rape of a 12yearold girl in Ujjain has brought disgrace to the state He also targeted the Shivraj Singh Chouhanled Bharatiya Janata Party BJP government in the state claiming that such crimes have been taking place in the state every day but they are not coming to lightAlso read Pune Family mourning sons death assaulted for objecting to loud music during idol immersion in Pune 21 arrestedThe minor girl was found walking on a street in Ujjain in injured condition on Monday Her medical examination established that she had been raped police saidKamal Nath on Saturday visited the governmentrun Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar Womens Hospital in Indore where the minor rape victim underwent a major surgery on Wednesday and enquired about her conditionDoctors told me that the girls condition is stable postsurgery Her condition is improving However she is still disturbed mentally Therefore a psychiatrist has been appointed for her Nath told reportersThe heinous crime against the 12yearold girl has brought disgrace to the state he saidMany such incidents are happening across the state on a daily basis but they do not come to light the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister claimedHitting out at the state government he alleged that Madhya Pradesh ranks first in the country in terms of corruption and atrocities against women and tribalsMadhya Pradesh has been turned into a state that is steeped in corruption and scams the Congress leader saidNath said the Congress will provide all possible help to the family of the victim girl and the party is also ready to make arrangements to send her to a big hospital in Delhi for better treatmentAccording to him the doctors treating the girl are of the view that as her health is improving there is no need to send her to a hospital in another cityPolice on Thursday arrested Bharat Soni an autorickshaw driver for allegedly raping the girlSoni detained during the probe tried to escape when the police took him to the crime spot to recreate the crime scene and collect evidence like torn clothes but was nabbed quickly police saidA counsellor interacted with the victim and found that she belongs to the Satna district of MP But she could not tell her name or address properly With inputs from agencies