10-year-old girl rescued from Ghaziabad madrasa, teen held for alleged rape

Ghaziabad/New Delhi:
A 17-year-old student of a madrasa in Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, has been detained for allegedly abducting a 10-year-old girl from her house in east Delhi and raping her. The girl was rescued from the madrasa on Sunday. The police are probing the role of some others in the case.
On Tuesday, the case was transferred to the crime branch.
Announcing the transfer of the case, joint commissioner of police(eastern range) Ravindra Yadav said,“Owing to inter-state ramifications of the case and for thorough in-depth investigations, case is being transferred to professional and premier investigating unit, which is the crime branch.”
Deputy commissioner of police (east) Pankaj Singh said police registered a case of rape and under sections of POCSO (Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act) after the minor girl’s medical examination confirmed rape. “We apprehended the minor. He has been sent to a juvenile home. We are also carrying out the ossification test of the juvenile to verify his claims of being a minor,” said Singh.
The child’s family visited the Ghazipur police station on Tuesday and sought a probe on the role of others persons in the madrasa.