New Delhi:
The five-year-old girl from Delhi who was allegedly raped several times by her neighbour and kept as hostage at his flat for three days is battling for her life at the intensive care unit of a hospital in the city.
Doctors attending to her say she is in critical condition and seems to have been brutally assaulted. "When we saw the girl, she was not in a good condition. She was very scared and not fully conscious. She had injuries on her arms, cheeks, lips and neck," said the medical superintendent of the hospital where she is being treated.
The girl reportedly went missing from her house in the Gandhi Nagar area of East Delhi on April 15. She was rescued from the flat of a neighbor three days later by her family members who say they heard her screaming. The police have said she was raped repeatedly and was found unconscious.
The accused however managed to escape and has yet not been traced. He lives on the ground floor of the same building.
Medical reports have confirmed that the girl was raped. A case of rape and attempt to murder has been registered against the accused.
The girl's family members say doctors have told them that "there are very bleak chances of her survival."
They have also alleged that cops offered them money and told them not to speak much to the media.