Five-year-old girl raped at Old Delhi railway station

Five-year-old girl raped at Old Delhi railway station

A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a drug addict at the parcel yard of Old Delhi railway station on Wednesday.

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Five-year-old girl raped at Old Delhi railway station

New Delhi: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a drug addict at the parcel yard of Old Delhi railway station on Wednesday.

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According to the police, the incident came to light around 10.30 am on Wednesday  when a passerby noticed the girl bleeding and informed the police.

Police said the accused, who is on the run, has been identified as a man staying at a temple in the area, and a manhunt is on to catch him.

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The girl was bleeding profusely when she was reached the police, who took her to Aruna Asaf Ali hospital. Doctors confirmed that she had been raped after medical examination, a police officer said.

The mother of the victim is a vagabond and earns her livelihood by begging near the railway station. She gave a complaint on the basis of which the police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Old Delhi Railway Station, police said.

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