Delhi Police has arrested two persons in the case of allegedly raping a minor girl in the national capital. The arrested are a Delhi government official and his wife. According to the police, the accused posted as Deputy Director in the Women and Child Development Department, allegedly assaulted the girl, who was staying with his family after her father died in 2020.
 
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered the suspension of the accused. Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said that this is a horrific incident, which has shamed humanity. He said the Delhi government will provide all possible legal help to the victim. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief Priyank Kanoongo said that there seems to be a procedural lapse in the matter. He said, if a child's father or mother died in the period starting April 2020 or the child became an orphan and they need guardianship, then as per the Supreme Court order all their details have to be registered on NCPCR's Baalswaraj Portal. Mr. Kanoongo said that Delhi Government had said that it has registered the details of all such children, but NCPCR has not found her details so far. He said that the Commission has asked the officers of the Delhi Government, for the name of the child and her entry in Baalswaraj Portal.  Mr. Kanoongo said that NCPCR is monitoring the matter and also sending a team to the hospital where the girl is admitted.