New Delhi [India], June 8 : Doctors reported that a nine-year-old girl found dead in the Dayalpur area of northeast Delhi arrived at the hospital without a pulse or heartbeat.
They noted that her clothes were soaked in blood, and she was bleeding profusely from her private parts. The victim was initially taken to Dr. Aleena Nursing Home by family members before being referred to a higher-level medical facility.
Dr Aleena Saifi, who examined the child, stated, "Around 8:15 PM, some people brought the girl to our nursing home. Her pulse and heartbeat were absent. We checked her for about one to one-and-a-half minutes and found bleeding from her private parts. There were no other visible marks of injury on her body. We immediately referred her to a higher centre."
Dr. Sirajuddin Saifi added, "Around 8:15 PM, people from the locality brought the girl to our nursing home. She was completely unresponsive. I asked the female doctor at our facility to examine her. The doctor noticed blood stains on the girl's clothes. We then referred her to a higher medical facility."
Upon reaching the location, the police team found that a minor girl in an unconscious state had been taken to JPC Hospital by her father, where she was declared dead on arrival, police added.
Earlier, police said that a call regarding the sexual assault of a minor girl was received at Dayalpur police station on June 7 at 8:41 pm.
Prima facie, the attending doctors at the hospital observed visible injuries on her face and alleged sexual assault, police said, adding that crime and forensic science laboratory (FSL) teams are currently inspecting the spot.
A case has been registered under sections 103(1), 66, 13(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO Act), police added.
Teams have been deployed to collect the clues and arrest the accused as soon as possible, as per the police.