25-year-old rapes, assaults minor relative in Dwarka; yet to be held

The 15-year-old girl, who is studying in Class 9, is a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi and had come to Delhi with her family to attend a wedding at the location of the incident. She was rescued after relatives who heard her screaming for help raised an alarm.

Published on: Nov 24, 2025, 03:46:06 IST

By Jignasa Sinha, New Delhi

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A 25-year-old man allegedly raped and assaulted his minor relative in the washroom of a community centre in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka on Sunday, police said, adding that they are verifying the claims and the accused has yet to be arrested.

The 15-year-old girl had come to Delhi with her family to attend a wedding (Representative photo)

The 15-year-old girl, who is studying in Class 9, is a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi and had come to Delhi with her family to attend a wedding at the location of the incident. She was rescued after relatives who heard her screaming for help raised an alarm.

Police were informed about the incident at around 3.10am. “A PCR call was received regarding rape with a 15-year-old girl in bathroom of community centre. We rushed there and found the girl. She alleged that when she stepped inside the washroom, her relative assaulted her and raped her. Hearing her shouting for help, her relatives rescued her,” a senior police officer said.

The accused is also a resident of Hardoi and lives near her home. Police said the girl was taken to the hospital for medical treatment.

“We also spoke to her father who works as a labourer. He told us 20-30 members of their family had taken a bus to attend a wedding. At the community centre, the bus halted and the girl and others went to the washroom. Some women saw the accused sexually assaulting her and raised an alarm,” the officer said.

A case under sections of rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been lodged and efforts are underway to arrest the accused, police said.

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Jignasa Sinha
Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.Read More

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