NEW DELHI, April 18 – In a gruesome incident, a six-year old girl from Manipur was raped and murdered at Mahipalpur, New Delhi on Friday. The girl had reportedly gone to dry clothes on the roof of their rented house around 1 pm. However, when she did not return, the mother went up to the roof in search of her and did not find her. After about 45 minutes her body was found in a water tank on the roof of another building.
The body was rushed to Spinal Injury Centre, Vasant Kunj and the girls was later confirmed raped and murdered. Her mother is a nurse and her father a businessman.
A fact, finding team led by advocate Lansinglui Rongmei, president of North East Support Centre and Helpline rushed to the spot where the incident happened and confirmed the rape and murder of the victim.
NE Helpline called up Vasant Kunj Police Station and reported the matter. Vasant Kunj Police Station confirmed that a man living in the same building where the girl’s body was found has been arrested while another suspect is absconding.
Meanwhile, N E Support Centre and Helpline urged the Delhi Government and NCR to take up appropriate measures to stop the discrimination meted out to the people of North-east. The NGO alleged that people from the region living in Delhi and NCR are facing severe racial discrimination.
In Gurgaon, two girls were beaten by their landlord in December and another raped. In March, a boy was beaten by cable operators, while in a separate incident two girls were assaulted by a rickshaw driver. Most of these cases are pending at police stations.
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