The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has helped rescue a 15-year-old girl from Ambedkar Nagar.
The commission had received a complaint about the minor being sexually abused by her mother’s live-in partner.
The DCW officials said that the girl had gone to a friend’s house a few days, but refused to return.
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Accused arrested
After much insistence, the girl told her mother’s friend about the sexual abuse she was subjected to. “The woman then called the 181 helpline, after which a team swung into action and rescued the girl. An FIR has been filed in the case and the accused been arrested,” said a statement issued by the commission.
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