15-year-old girl gang-raped in east Delhi school

The girl alleged that Govind took her to the school on Sunday on the pretext of getting her a job. He allegedly told the girl that he has arranged a meeting with a school peon.

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two men inside a private school in East Delhi’s Jagat Puri area on Sunday.

Police have arrested Govind, the school guard and Ramesh, a scrap dealer. Both have been sent into 14 days judicial custody.

In her statement, the girl alleged that Govind took her to the school on Sunday on the pretext of getting her a job. He allegedly told the girl that he has arranged a meeting with a school peon. “She alleged that they took her inside the school and a scrap dealer also came with them. They allegedly took her in the school office and locked the door from inside,” an investigator said.

The girl alleged that the men sexually assaulted her in the office. She alleged that when she tried to raise an alarm, the men gagged her and tried to strangle her. She managed to escape and went to her house and told her mother about the incident. “Based on her statement, we have registered an FIR. The girl was also sent for a medical examination and her statement was recorded before the magistrate,” a senior police officer said.

The school is closed for summer vacation.

”Both the men were picked up from their houses and produced in the court. Following the incident, NGO’s were roped in and the girl was provided counselling,” a senior police officer said.