12-yr-old girl raped in Shahdara

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a person at a park in here, police said Friday.

Police were informed about the incident on Thursday.

The girl's mother has lodged a complaint and a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, a senior police said.

The person is yet to be identified.

The said the victim is out of danger and is recuperating.

However, she has not been able to tell police about the exact place, sequence of events or about the person yet, police said.

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First Published: Fri, April 26 2019. 21:45 IST