[asom] A girl from NE raped and murdered in Delhi

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

A girl from NE raped and murdered in Delhi




 Spl Correspondent
 NEW DELHI,
April 18 – In a gruesome incident, a six-year old girl from Manipur was
raped and murdered at Mahipalpur, New Delhi on Friday. The girl had
reportedly gone to dry clothes on the roof of their rented house around
1 pm. However, when she did not return, the mother went up to the roof
in search of her and did not find her. After about 45 minutes her body
was found in a water tank on the roof of another building.

The
body was rushed to Spinal Injury Centre, Vasant Kunj and the girls was
later confirmed raped and murdered. Her mother is a nurse and her
father a businessman.

A
fact, finding team led by advocate Lansinglui Rongmei, president of
North East Support Centre and Helpline rushed to the spot where the
incident happened and confirmed the rape and murder of the victim.

NE
Helpline called up Vasant Kunj Police Station and reported the matter.
Vasant Kunj Police Station confirmed that a man living in the same
building where the girl’s body was found has been arrested while
another suspect is absconding.

Meanwhile,
N E Support Centre and Helpline urged the Delhi Government and NCR to
take up appropriate measures to stop the discrimination meted out to
the people of North-east. The NGO alleged that people from the region
living in Delhi and NCR are facing severe racial discrimination.

In
Gurgaon, two girls were beaten by their landlord in December and
another raped. In March, a boy was beaten by cable operators, while in
a separate incident two girls were assaulted by a rickshaw driver. Most
of these cases are pending at police stations. ASSAM TRIBUNE