In a horrific incident, a 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her uncle in Shakarpur area of the National Capital on Sunday.
According to a senior police official, the girl had gone to her aunt’s house, which was across the road from her place, where her 32-year-old uncle allegedly raped her.
“The girl narrated her ordeal to her parents, following which the parents approached to the police,” said the senior police official.
“We have registered a case and are waiting for the medical examination report.
“The man is absconding and we are trying to trace him,” said the police official.
According to sources, the girl had come to Delhi with her parents a few days ago.
The girl hails from West Bengal. The parents of the victim work as labourers in the city.
The accused is also a native of West Bengal and is married to the victim’s father’s sister,” said the source.
Earlier on November 1, a 30-year-old cab driver was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl, whom he had been dropping to school for the past two-three months.
The incident was reported from east Delhi’s Madhu Vihar and the accused, a neighbour of the victim, was hired by her parents to drop her to school.