Delhi Rape: Two 9-year-old women gang-raped close to personal swimming pool; ‘accused exploited open entry to focus on victims’ | Delhi Information

NEW DELHI: Two nine-year-old women had been allegedly gang-raped late final week by two males, a contractor and a caretaker, close to an under-construction swimming pool on a non-public property in outer Delhi’s Narela. Both males have been arrested.Police stated the ladies, who’re neighbours, had been lured to an space close to the pool on some pretexts. Anil Kumar (37) and Munil Kumar (24), residents of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, respectively, had been additionally stated to have threatened the ladies after the alleged assault.

On Aug 8, the mom of one of many survivors filed a grievance, alleging that her daughter and one other lady had been sexually assaulted at a swimming pool in Narela. A case was registered below sections 70(2) (gang rape), 127 (wrongful confinement) and 351 (felony intimidation) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections 6 and 10 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act at Narela police station.

The statements of the survivors had been recorded they usually corroborated the grievance. Police arrested Anil and Munil after following the due process. Police did not discover their involvement in any earlier felony circumstances. An officer stated a bunch of women had discovered the gate to the pool space open and entered the premises to go for a swim. The two males observed them and cunningly lured the 2 women away from the pool and assaulted them, he added.According to police, it was confirmed that although the pool was not operational or prepared to be used, individuals incessantly got here to swim or bathe there with none cost or formal permission. “The pool is located on a private property. One of the accused, Anil, is a contractor responsible for the property’s maintenance while Munil serves as the caretaker. Both girls come from economically weak backgrounds,” police stated.According to Delhi Police knowledge, 932 circumstances of rape and Pocso offences had been registered until June this 12 months in comparison with 1,040 such circumstances throughout the identical interval final 12 months. In 2024, a 17-year-old lady and her 22-year-old aunt had been allegedly gang-raped by 5 males in southeast Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar. All the accused had been arrested.