On Wednesday, 16 years old rape victim gave birth on a terrace in north Delhi
New Delhi: Crime rates against ladies have exaggerated to its heights. On Wednesday, a 16-year-old rape survivor gave birth to a baby on the terrace of her house in north Delhi, because the police were aforementioned.
Delhi is stratified 1st among nineteen metropolitan cities in India in recording the very best range of crimes against ladies, in line with knowledge free by the National Crime Records Bureau.
Police aforementioned they recovered the child wrapped in an exceeding artefact from north Delhi, however, no more info was received concerning the baby. Later, police checked CCTV footage of the area. Senior law officer aforementioned that "We received info on weekday night concerning the child. Police reached the spot and rush the baby to a hospital. After we checked the CCTV footage of the area, the baby was found with a girl."
As per the police, the 16-year old girl was so afraid about the incident that she did not even convey to her mother. She was raped by the 60 years old man almost eight to nine months before.
To avoid people knowing about the baby, she covered the infant with a cloth and put the baby near a shop far from her house and left the spot, the officer said.
The case has been lodged under the section of POCSO-Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act against the accused 60 years old man, who is a shopkeeper, has been arrested, the police said.
The girl lives with her mother who works as domestic help. The accused allegedly raped her eight to nine months ago, they said.
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