Another woman arrested in battered baby case

Police said on Thursday that a woman has been arrested for forcing into prostitution the 14-year-old girl who brought the battered girl named Falak to the hospital. This is the fourth arrest in the case. The woman has been identified by the police authority as Arti, the associate of another arrested woman Pooja. Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of three people namely Sandeep, his wife Pooja and Jitendra Kumar Gupta, the teenager's father who used to physically assault her.

The baby was brought to AIIMS hospital on January 18th with severe head injuries and bite marks all over her face by the teenager, who initially claimed herself as the baby's mother.

The girl is now sent to a Juvenile Home.

She got the baby from Rajkumar, the key accused in the case who is now missing.

According to the police, the teenager was taken to Etah in Uttar Pradesh by her father's acquaintance Pooja, who forced her to marry an old man. Upon refusing, the girl was repeatedly raped by Sandeep.

The couple later brought her to Delhi and forced her into sex trade in Munirka area of South Delhi.

At this point of time she met the key accused in the case Rajkumar Gupta, who married her and started living together in Mahipalpur area of South Delhi.

Rajkumar got Falak from a woman named Laxmi, who after being questioned by the police officials, revealed that she received the baby from Munni, the biological mother, who is absconding.

Reported by

   AR

 

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