New Delhi: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her school van driver, who was subsequently arrested. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in outer Delhi’s Baba Haridas Nagar, when the 26-year-old driver allegedly forced himself on the girl and sexually assaulted her, and later threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the matter to anybody, police said.
According to the parents, they had hired the services of the school van around a month back, a senior police officer, adding that she was always the last one to be dropped home. The girl, who was bleeding, returned home and narrated ordeal to her mother who took her to Rao Tula Ram Hospital, police said. She was referred to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where she is receiving treatment, the officer said.
The accused was arrested late that night from Baba Haridass Nagar. Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal visited the girl in the hospital. She called for formation of a high-level committee with members from the central and Delhi governments and the DCW to probe the matter. "4 year old girl raped brutally by her school van driver. Met her in hospital. Give death penalty 2 culprit in 2 months! Give strong msg! (sic)," Ms Maliwal tweeted. (UNI)