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 |  Subject: Capital shame: 13-year-old gang-raped by eight men in Delhi, Police refused to act  Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:07 pm | |
| Capital shame: 13-year-old gang-raped by eight men in Delhi, Police refused to act New Delhi: Just when the nation is protesting against the horrific rape of five-year-old girl, there is another incident which reveals that Delhi is highly unsafe for women and children. A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by eight men, four of whom were known to her, police said Saturday.
Three of the eight men have been arrested.
The victim was abducted by two men known to her on March 15. She was standing with her 12-year-old brother outside her house at Farsh Bazar area in east Delhi. The accused took her to Loni in the city ouirts, where she was gang-raped by eight people, police said.
According to a police officer, the father approached police after she went missing, but did not file a rape complaint after she returned home.
Medical examination of the girl was done on April 15, following which three accused have been arrested. A search is on to nab the other accused, the officer added.
Meanwhile, the girl's family alleged that police had refused to lodge their complaint.
According to the media reports the girl returned home on March 24, and the family approached the police. Failing to get any response from the police, family approached the local court on April 9, which then ordered police to lodge a rape case.
The victim is undergoing treatment at the Hedgewar Hospital in East Delhi.
Delhi has seen 393 rapes in the first three months of the year. These are just the registered numbers. | |
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