By IANS,
New Delhi : In the eighth incident in April of sexual assault on a minor girl in the capital, a man attempted to rape a four-and-half-year-old girl, police said.
The child, whose parents live in the capital’s Mangolpuri area, was admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, where psychiatrists were trying to elicit information from her about the incident, according to the police.
“We got an intimation from the hospital that a minor girl with suspected rape injuries was admitted there. We are in process of registering an FIR (first information report),” a police official told IANS.
He later said the medical examination confirmed it was an attempt to rape.
On Saturday evening, a child was raped by a man near a police post in Kamla Market in central Delhi. But police were not able to identify and arrest the assaulter.
“Investigations are on. We have detained a few people for questioning, but no one has been arrested so far,” a police official said Sunday.
The victim a child of less than five years, was found Saturday by passers-by in an unconscious state and bleeding. She was rushed to the state-run Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narain Hospital.
“The victim is still unconscious and traumatized. So we have not been able to record her statement,” the police official said.
Earlier, on April 24, traffic police constable Sanjeev Rana and his property dealer friend were arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in a moving car.
On April 13, a 12-year-old mentally challenged girl, who has difficulty both in talking and hearing, was raped by her neighbour in New Kondli in east Delhi. The accused, Sandeep Rawat, was arrested.
On April 4, a 12-year-old girl was gang-raped in a moving car that ferried school children in Khayala in west Delhi. The police later arrested three men for the crime.