A three-year-old girl was raped allegedly by her neighbour in central Delhis

Anand Parbat on Wednesday morning. The girl suffered injuries in her

private parts. The girl underwent a minor surgery and is under observation,
said police. They said the condition of the girl was stable and she was
recuperating.

The accused, a senior police officer said, was arrested after he was caught
red-handed by the girls parents and neighbours. They beat him up, called the
police control room and handed him over to the police. The accused was
identified as Vijay, a 22-year-old daily wage worker. Vijay was produced
before a city court that sent him to jail, said the officer.

According to the officer, the crime came to light around 7.30am on

Wednesday. The girl lives with her family in a slum cluster in Baljeet Nagar
near Anand Parbat in Delhi. Her father is a rickshaw puller while the mother
works as a domestic help. Vijay lives in the same locality and worked with
the girls parents. As Vijay was known to the girls family, he often visited
them.