Delhi: Neighbour comes to play with 8-year-old girl, rapes her

NEW DELHI: An eight-year-old girl was tied and raped by her neighbour at a labour colony in Shahdara’s Krishna Nagar. The accused was caught from the colony after the child’s parents filed a complaint.
Police said that the incident happened on Monday night and the accused was arrested a day later.
DCP (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav said that a case of rape and under POCSO was registered based on the statement of the girl.The 30-year-old man went to the girl’s house on Monday evening when she was alone, on the pretext of playing with her. He then tied the child’s limbs and raped her for nearly half an hour. He then left after threatening to kill her brother if she reported the matter to anyone.
Police said that the girl was found tied up and crying by his elder sister. She confined herself to the room. Later, when her parents questioned her she broke down and narrated the ordeal. They also found blood stains on her clothes and took her to a hospital where doctors confirmed a rape.
Police were informed and a team from Krishna Nagar police station reached the accused’s house, but found him absconding. Cops tracked him down the next day and arrested him. Police said that the accused, who is from Bihar, stayed in a room adjacent to that of the child. Police are probing whether he had sexually assaulted other children in the area as well. He was produced before a magistrate and sent to judicial custody till further investigation. The child is undergoing counselling.