Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced financial assistance of ₹10 lakh for the family of a six-year-old girl who was allegedly raped in south-west Delhi’s Dwarka earlier this week.
Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Mr. Kejriwal met the girl and her family members at the Safdarjung Hospital following which he made the announcement.
“The Delhi government will give a financial assistance of ₹lakh to the family. It will also arrange for the best lawyer required to bring the culprit to books,” the Chief Minister said.
A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping the girl in Dwarka’s Sector-23 on July 2. According to a senior police officer, the victim was found in the bushes and was rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. Later, she was shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital where her condition was stated to be critical, the officer had said.
CCTV footage
The police identified the accused with the help of CCTV footage obtained from the area. The footage showed the accused with the girl on the day of the incident. The accused was unemployed and lived in the same locality as that of the victim.
“I met the little girl. I also met the doctors treating her. They said her condition was serious when she was brought to the hospital. However, she is stable now. I also met her father and promised all kind of support,” Mr. Kejriwal said.
Later, in a tweet, the Chief Minister further said, “I am shaken after seeing the plight of the minor rape victim. If children are not safe even in national capital, we should all hang our heads in shame. CCTV cameras helped in nabbing accused. We are installing cameras across Delhi. We are also ready to cooperate with the Centre to make Delhi safe [sic].”
The Delhi government wants to work with the Centre and city police and take all necessary steps to support them for improving in the law and order situation in the city, he added.
