Delhi Cops Apprehend Two Boys For Alleged Rape of 8-Year-Old, Survivor in ICU

According to DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal, the survivor is currently "battling for life."

The Delhi Police apprehended two boys, aged 10 to 12 years, for allegedly raping an 8-year-old girl in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park area.

According to DCP (northeast) Sanjay Kumar Sain, the minor was playing outside her house at around 2 pm on 24 January, when she was allegedly "lured" and raped by a 12-year-old boy from the same locality.

The girl was sent for medical examination and a case has been registered under Sections 363 (kidnapping) and 376AB (rape) of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

In a statement, Sain said, "When the victim girl returned at around 4.30 pm, she complained of pain to her mother. The girl narrated her ordeal to her mother and she brought her to the police station."