The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old girl, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on September 10. He also said that a protocol would be chalked out for all city schools to ensure the safety of students.
The girl was allegedly raped by a peon on the premises of the private school in in New Delhi on September 9. The accused, Vikas Kumar, was arrested on the same night.
The incident comes close on the heels of the gruesome killing of a seven-year-old boy of a Gurugram school.
Mr. Kejriwal said such incidents won’t be tolerated. “Shameful. Won’t be tolerated. Police doing its job. Ordered magisterial enquiry. Will develop protocol 4 all schools 2 ensure children safety (sic),” he tweeted.
Delhi Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot also tweeted about the incident and said that the inquiry report will be submitted in three days. “Delhi Govt orders Magisterial Enquiry headed by SDM Vivek Vihar into the rape incident of 5 year old girl of a private school in east Delhi’s Raghuwarpura near Gandhinagar. Report to be submitted by SDM within 3 days (sic),” Mr. Gahlot said.
The arrested man had been working in the school for the last three years. Previously, he worked as a security guard there.