Ghaziabad rape case: Crime Branch receives accused's bone density test report to ascertain if he is minor

New Delhi: Delhi Police Crime Branch has received the bone density test report of a juvenile who was apprehended in connection with the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl inside a madrasa in Ghaziabad, a senior police officer said on Monday.

The officer said the report of the bone density test conducted to ascertain whether the accused juvenile is actually a minor will be submitted to the Juvenile Justice Board.

Earlier this week, the police had also arrested Ghulam Shahid, the madrasa cleric, for allegedly being aware of the crime committed on the the madrasa premises.

The girl was rescued on 22 April from the madrasa by a Delhi Police team. The police were informed on 21 April by the girl's father that his daughter had gone missing after she went to the market.

Subsequently, the girl was rescued from the madrasa and the juvenile was apprehended, the police said.

The victim had recorded her statement in front of a magistrate on 23 April. She had said the juvenile had taken her to the madrasa to meet his friends.