In the most shocking incident of  Rape of a Minor Girl in Delhi School premises, the Principal and Four other teachers have been suspended by the Delhi Municipal Corporation.
“School inspector Balraj Singh, principal Neelam Karwal, class teacher Monica Kohli,school attendant Sushila and watchman Kailash have been suspended in the alleged sexual assault case at Mangolpuri Municipal Primary School,” BK Gupta, municipal commissioner, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), said.
The Girl aged 8 years, studying in Class 2 was raped in the Municipal School  at broad daylight on Thursday in North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC)-run school in Mangolpuri area when the victim went for her midday meal.
The girl was so traumatized that she did not dare to tell anyone about the incident when she returned home from the school, said a neighbour.
She was taken to the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital Friday morning where a medical examination confirmed rape.
She  has been discharged from the hospital. Dr Puneeta Mahajan, medical Superintendent, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital said, “The patient was discharged in a stable condition yesterday at 4 pm. Prima facie medical tests confirmed sexual assault. We are awaiting final reports.”
Police detained three people  for questioning for the rape while 14 others were detained for destroying and damaging government vehicles and property.
The girl told the police the attacker was not known to her. The three people detained include two teachers of the school and a watchman.
Police have also questioned a few residents neighbouring the school.
Deputy commissioner of police, BS Jaiswal said: “Around 200 people have been questioned in regard with the sexual assault of the seven-year-old girl.”
He added that police are making a sketch of the accused on the basis of the victim’s statement. He did not rule out the involvement of non-teaching staff in the alleged sexual offence.
Demanding swift action against culprits, residents of Mangolpuri staged a three-hour demonstration outside the local police station Friday morning, leading to traffic chaos in the area. Police had to use batons to disperse the crowds.
The situation turned violent again in the afternoon when a mob again collected outside the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, where the girl was examined, and started pelting stones, damaging three low-floor Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and some police vehicles.
No one was injured in the protest, said the officer. Â Hospital officials said the girl was alright and has been sent home after the examination.
However, a police contingent has been stationed in the area.
“The whole area near the MCD school in Mangolpuri and the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital has been cordoned off. Around 500 policemen have been deployed in the area to control the mob,” said the officer.
There was heavy deployment of police and Rapid Action Force in the area, especially outside the hospital where the girl was being treated.
According to the officer, some NGO activists also arrived and joined the protests.
“The situation is tense but under control,” Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deepak Mishra told IANS.
The North DMC has also begun an inquiry into the incident. “We have initiated an inquiry and sent an officer to the spot to collect a report of the incident,” Additional Municipal Commissioner Deepak Asthir told IANS.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit expressed her deep shock, anguish and pain over the incident.
Describing the incident as inhuman and shameful, she said: “The Corporations must strengthen their existing security infrastructure.”
In the past few years, six such incidents of minors being molested or raped in schools have occurred. Recently, a schoolteacher in a South Delhi municipal school was arrested for allegedly molesting girl students over several months.