New Delhi: The five-year Delhi girl, brutalised by a neighbour earlier this week, is the fifth minor to have fallen prey to rapists this month. In many of the 393 rapes since January 1, the accused were known to the victims, police records show. The five-year girl was abducted April 15 and kept hostage by her neighbour for two days without food and water and repeatedly raped in east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar, police said. A two-and-half year girl was raped by a 25-year-old man in west Delhi’s Najafgarh April 18. Another five-year girl, studying in lower kindergarten, was sodomised by her teacher in the school premises in east Delhi’s Jagatpuri area on April 17. Accused Pramod, 32, was arrested. A 15-year Class 10 student was also gang-raped on April 17 in east Delhi. One of the accused was related to her, police said. In west Delhi’s Sultanpuri area, a 10-year girl playing outside her home was lured away by neighbour Rakesh Kaushal into a stationary bus and raped on April 14. Kaushal was arrested, police said. Delhi police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said: “A total of 393 cases of rape have been reported between January 1 and March 31.” From January 1, 2012, to December 15, 2012, a total of 661 rapes were reported in the capital, according to police records.
NRI woman raped by brother
Rohtak: A man in this Haryana town was yesterday booked for raping his 32-year-old non-resident Indian (NRI) sister, police said. According to the police, they have registered a case of rape and causing hurt with poison under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). “We have booked the accused on charges of rape and causing hurt by poison after recording statement of the victim today (Saturday). The victim has been undergoing treatment and her condition is stable,” Rohtak Deputy Superintendent of Police (City) Virender Singh said. In her complaint, the victim alleged that she recently came to Rohtak from Italy to spend her vacations. On Friday night, while she was alone at her house in sector-2, her brother came and raped her. After committing the crime, he forcibly fed her a poisonous substance. The victim told police that on regaining consciousness, she called her friend, who admitted her in a government hospital. Police had on Friday arrested a man for raping his 14-year-old step-daughter over a period of one year at his rented house in Sheetal Nagar area of the town.
Accused killed by victim’s brother
Jaipur: Taking revenge for his sister’s rape, a man in Rajasthan kidnapped and beat to death the man accused of the crime yesterday, police said. According to police, the incident occurred in Subhash Nagar in Bhilwara, some 250km from Jaipur. “A 22-year old girl had been kidnapped by Shankar Lal a week ago. As per a first information report registered by her with the police, Shankar Lal kept her hostage for two days and raped her several times,” said Mandal Circle Officer Satish Kumar. The officer said that the police had arrested Jagdish for helping Shankar Lal in keeping the girl hostage. “However, Shankar Lal was on the run. As per Shankar Lal’s family members, the girl’s brother Shyam Lal kidnapped him today (Saturday) and then beat him to death,” said the officer. Shyam Lal has been arrested, the officer added. IANS
