Ghaziabad minor rape: Crime Branch team visits madrassa

New Delhi: A Crime Branch team today again visited the madrassa in Ghaziabad where a 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a juvenile after being taken from her house in east Delhis Ghazipur, police said today.

The team had also visited the madrassa yesterday in connection with the case. The girl was rescued on April 22 from the madrassa by a Delhi Police team.

The police were informed on April 21 by the girls father that his daughter had gone missing after she went to the market.

Subsequently, she was recovered from the madrassa and the accused juvenile was apprehended, police said. The case was transferred to the Crime Branch for a thorough probe on Tuesday. The victim had recorded her statement in front of a magistrate on April 23 and stated that the juvenile had taken her to the madrassa after telling her that he would make her meet his friends.

The girls parents are alleging that the madrassas cleric also knew about the girl being kept captive there and are demanding his arrest. A senior official said that he is being questioned in the matter.