Delhi Teen Allegedly Raped By 60-Year-Old, Gives Birth On Her Terrace: Police

In a tragic incident, a 16-year-old who was allegedly raped by a 60-year-old gave birth to a baby on the terrace of her house in north Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

The police received a PCR call on October 31. The caller informed them about a newborn baby, reported PTI.

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Police said they recovered the infant wrapped in a cloth from north Delhi, but no further information was received regarding the baby. Later, police checked CCTV footage of the area.

¡°We received information on Saturday night regarding the infant. Police reached the spot and rushed the baby to a hospital. When we checked the CCTV footage of the area, the baby was found with a girl,¡± a senior police officer said.

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Police traced the girl who said that she was raped by a 60-year-old man about eight to nine months ago and did not inform her mother about it as she was scared, he said.

She covered the infant with a cloth and put the baby near a shop far from her house and left the spot, the officer said.

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A case under various sections of rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered and the accused man, who is a shopkeeper, has been arrested, police said.

The girl lives with her mother who works as a domestic help, they said.