Three cases of rape were reported from the capital in last 24 hours.
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped by 17-year-old boy in Ranhola, a senior police official said.
“The juvenile who allegedly raped the victim is absconding. The victim alleged that she alone at her house on Tuesday when the accused barged in and raped her. A case of rape was lodged after her medical,” said the police official.
A friend of the juvenile helped him in the rape, the police official said.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party members staged a protest outside the Ranhola police station demanding arrest of the accused.
In another incident, an eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a boy, 14, in Begampur area of outer district.
“The victim was alone in the house when the accused raped her. She told her family members when they came back. An FIR has been have lodged and the juvenile apprehended,” said the police official.
Meanwhile, a man was held in Lajpat Nagar for allegedly raping a minor girl. The accused Raja was arrested on Tuesday night, the police said.
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Foreign scribes seek hc nod to cover trial
Age Correspondent
New Delhi, July 3
A group of foreign correspondents moved the Delhi high court on Wednesday seeking permission to cover the day-to-day trial of the December 16 gangrape case. Members of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club pleaded that the court review its March 22 order allowing the national print and electronic media to cover the trial saying that they were registered with press information of bureau and are reporting to various foreign media as responsible journalists.
Justice V.K. Jain, before whom the plea came up for hearing, referred the matter to Justice Rajiv Shakdher who had lifted the media gag order passed by the trial court. The plea is likely to be heard by Justice Shakdher on Friday. The judge had set aside the police’s advisory that the proceedings cannot be reported as the lower court had taken cognisance of the chargesheet.