Delhi cop rapes minor girl in moving car
NDTV Correspondent
Friday, April 25, 2008, (New Delhi)
In second such incident this month, a minor girl was raped in a moving car in Delhi on Thursday allegedly by a traffic constable and a property dealer.
The 11-year-old girl, a resident of Nangalpuni, was dragged into a car allegedly by Sanjeev, the constable, and property dealer Naresh at around 2:30 pm from near Shahbad Dairy locality in outer Delhi.
The duo allegedly raped the girl in the moving car and dumped her at the same spot from where they picked her up, a senior police official said.
The girl reached her home and informed parents who took her to Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital.
"I was waiting outside, when two men drove up. They picked me up and put me in the car. The man told me that if I made any noise, he would kill me," said the victim.
A medical examination confirmed rape, the official said adding the constable and property dealer were arrested on the basis of the compliant filed by the girl's parents. The doctors said the condition of the girl is out of danger.
The constable has been placed under suspension, the official said.
In a similar case of minor being raped, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three persons known to her on April 3 in Jhwala locality of the capital.
This is the eighth case of rape reported in the national capital this month.
According to Delhi Police statistics, in 98.28 per cent of the 581 rape cases registered last year, the accused were known to the victims and had been interacting with the victims in normal course of the life.
This is not the first time a policeman has been accused of rape.
On April 12, 2008, three policemen in Ludhiana raped a 16-year-old girl behind the deputy commissioner's house. They were later dismissed.
On March 4, 2007, a policeman is booked for raping a minor Dalit girl in Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh.
On October 17, 2005, a head constable of Sahar police station in Mumbai is charged with raping a 15-year-old rag-picker near the police station.
On April 21, 2005, a drunk constable raped a girl inside a police post on South Mumbai's Marine Drive. The constable was charged with rape.
(With PTI inputs)