A depressing incident happened in Delhis Begampur area in Rohini a couple of days ago, where a 6-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a senior student inside a school bus, said the police. The accused has been detained, they added.Delhi student sexually assaulted 6-year-old in school busThis incident came to light on August 23, when the mother of the victim noticed that her daughters bag was soaked with urine. Upon enquiry, the child revealed that she had been molested by a senior student on the school bus.The parents immediately reported this incident to the school authorities. However, they alleged that the school chairman asked them to withdraw the complaint. The parents claimed that the school authorities even disclosed the identity of the child in front of their society members.Speaking about the incident, a senior police official said, “A case under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 228A (disclosure of the identity of the victim of certain offences) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 10/21 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act has been registered at Begumpur police station.”DWC chief Swati Maliwal takes cognisance of this matterEarlier today, Delhi Commissioner for Women (DWC) chief Swati Maliwal took cognisance of this depressing matter and issued a notice to the police, seeking information about the action taken linked to this case.Expressing her concern over the incident on X (formerly known as Twitter), Swati Maliwal has demanded a copy of the FIR and details of any arrests made in this case.कल रात हमारी 181 हेल्पलाइन पे कॉल आयी और बताया गया कि एक नाबालिग बच्चे के साथ दिल्ली के एक प्राइवेट शेल्टर होम में वहीं रहने वाले दूसरे लड़के ने यौन शोषण किया है। हमने तुरंत पुलिस को सूचना दी और लड़के से मिले। FIR दर्ज हो गई है। कड़ी कार्यवाही हेतु पुलिस को नोटिस इशू किया है। pic.twitter.com/tadVa6FFdX— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) September 3, 2023In the notice, the DWC chief also asked whether any FIR was filed against the chairman, school manager, principal, vice principal and other school authorities under the POSCO Act, for allegedly not reporting the matter and revealing the identity of the child.The DCW has sought an action taken report from the Delhi Police by September 5.
