Delhi Govt Official Accused Of Raping Deceased Friend's Minor Daughter Detained

The detention came hours after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered his suspension and sought a report from Chief Secretary by 5 pm today.

Delhi govt official and his wife detained

Source : ANI

New Delhi: Police on Monday detained the senior Delhi government who was booked for allegedly raping his deceased friend's minor daughter and causing her pregnancy. His wife was also detained for allegedly giving the girl pregnancy termination medication.

Police said that the statement of the minor is being recorded, reported PTI.

Speaking to ANI, DCP North District Sagar Singh Kalsi said, "The accused has been detained and we are interrogating him. His statement is being recorded".

#WATCH | The now-suspended rape-accused Delhi government official and his wife have been detained by Police.

The official has been booked for allegedly raping his deceased friend's minor daughter for several months. pic.twitter.com/WN7YSqEi5E

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The detention came hours after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered his suspension and sought a report from Chief Secretary by 5 pm today.

The accused, a deputy director in the WCD department, accommodated the girl and her family at his residence following her father's demise on October 1, 2020.

According to a PTI report, the incident came to light when the girl, presently in Class 12, disclosed the events to a counsellor at a hospital where she sought treatment for an anxiety attack. The girl had been residing with the accused and his family since her father's passing, during which she claims to have been sexually assaulted repeatedly.

Upon discovering the girl's pregnancy, the accused's wife allegedly supplied her with pregnancy termination medication, the girl revealed during a counselling session at St Stephen's Hospital in August, the report said. 

When the police station in Burari was informed of this information, a case was filed against the accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, according to the report. Charges include rape, modesty outrage, criminal intimidation, causing harm, miscarriage without consent, criminal conspiracy, and POCSO Act provisions, it added.