Delhi: 85-year-old woman allegedly raped in Shakarpur, DCW issues notice to police
Sep 01, 2023
New Delhi [India], September 1 : Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief Swati Maliwal on Friday issued a notice to the Delhi Police in the alleged rape case of an 85-year-old woman in Delhi’s Shakarpur.
“The Delhi Commission of Women has received information of rape with an 85-year-old woman. The Commission has been informed that the woman lives in a slum in Shakarpur area of Delhi. She has informed that she lives alone in a jhuggi after the death of her husband”, the notice read.
“She alleged that on September 1, at 4:00 am, a person forcibly entered her jhuggi and raped her. She has also informed that the accused punched her face, cut her lip by a blade, and tried to strangulate her. There are injuries all over her face and private parts as well”, the notice added.
DCW chief stated, “This is a very serious matter. Please provide the following information to the Commission: Copy of FIR registered in the matter, details of accused arrested in the matter, steps taken by the Delhi Police to provide security to the woman, whether a list of elderly people living alone in your jurisdiction has been maintained by the police? Please inform the steps that have been taken to protect them, detailed action taken report in the matter.”
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief Swati Maliwal on Monday issued notices to the Delhi Police and Directorate of Education in the alleged sexual assault case of two minor boys in a government school.
"Delhi Commission for Women has received information of sexual assault with two minorboys in a government school of Delhi. A 13-year-old boy who studies in 8th standard in a government school in Rohini was allegedly sexually assaulted by other students of the school," the notice read."
"He has informed that in April 2023, he attended school during summer camp wherein some students forcibly took him to a nearby park and sexually assaulted him for 7 days. He has alleged that the accused students also threatened him not to disclose the incident to anyone. Hestated that a couple of days ago, he narrated his ordeal to two of his teachers, but they asked him not to report the matter," it added.
