CNN Central News & Network-ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: New Delhi: Two separate cases of alleged rape of minor girls have been reported in Delhi. In both cases, the accused have been identified as people living in the victims’ neighbourhoods. Police have arrested the accused in one case and sent him to jail, while in the other case a case has been registered under the POCSO Act and an investigation has been initiated.
The first case is from the West Vihar area. A 14-year-old student studying in Class 9 accused a 24-year-old man living in her neighbourhood of rape. After being informed by the child’s mother, police recorded her statement and got a medical examination conducted. Police registered a case under the POCSO Act, arrested the accused and sent him to jail.
The second case is from the Ranhola area. A 16-year-old minor accused a man named Sanjay, who lives in her neighbourhood, of rape. According to the report, the girl informed her family about the incident after she developed abdominal pain. During the medical examination, it was confirmed that she was pregnant. Police have registered a case under the POCSO Act and started an investigation. Police are examining the facts related to the sequence of events in both cases, the statements of the victims and the available evidence. The identities of the minor victims have not been made public under the law.
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