New Delhi: Amidst strong protests over the rape and brutality meted out to a five-year-old girl here, government on Monday said an inquiry has been ordered into the lapses on part of police to investigate her disappearance and attempt to hush up the matter.
Making a suo motu statement in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde gave details of the incident in Gandhi Nagar area of East Delhi on April 15 and the investigations conducted so far.
He said the Station House Officer (SHO) and the Investigating Officer (IO) have been placed under suspension taking note of the lapses in the investigation.
“The Joint CP (Vigilance) has been asked to conduct an inquiry. The Jt CP (Vigilance) shall also enquire into the allegation that the local police paid some money to the father of the victim to hush up the case,” Shinde said in the statement which was laid in the House.
The victim’s parents had alleged that some police personnel had offered them Rs 2,000 and told them to keep quiet over the issue.
Shinde said two accused have been arrested in connection with the case.
Medical examination of the first accused, arrested from Muzaffarpur district of Bihar on April 19, has been conducted for DNA, he said.
The accused is presently under judicial custody.
Speaking against the backdrop of major uproar and street protests, Shinde told the House that the five-year-old girl was reported missing on April 15 and an FIR was registered at 10 PM.
“The police started searching and conducting raids in the East Delhi area,” the Home Minister said.
Condition of victim improving: Meanwhile, showing signs of gradual recovery, the five-year-old child, who was raped allegedly by her neighbour, has started taking liquids and semi-solid food and her wounds have started to heal, doctors said on Monday.
D K Sharma, Medical Superintendent of AIIMS where the girl is undergoing treatment since Friday evening, told reporters that she has shown “signs of gradual recovery”.
“Her perineal wounds were re-dressed yesterday and the wounds have started to heal. However, it may take a few more days to heal completely,” he said.
She is being monitored regularly by a team of specialist doctors, he said. Yesterday, doctors said that there was “no danger” to her life though it will take another two weeks to discharge her from the hospital.
She is responding well to the anti-biotics given to her, they had said, adding the victim has undergone colostomy procedure and surgical care of perennial injuries. (PTI)