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Six-year-old girl raped by juvenile in Delhi

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IANS New Delhi

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A six-year-old girl was raped by a juvenile neighbour in the national capital, police said Wednesday.

The fourteen-year-old accused, a child labourer, has been apprehended.

"The girl was spotted crying late Tuesday evening by a family member, near her house at Seema Puri in east Delhi," a police officer said.

The parents immediately called police and took the girl to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, where doctors said a medical examination confirmed that the girl had been assaulted sexually.

Police said the accused boy was held from his house Wednesday afternoon.

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First Published: Apr 24 2013 | 7:37 PM IST

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