5-year-old allegedly raped by peon in Delhi school, government orders magisterial enquiry

A five-year-old was allegedly raped by a peon in a private school in Delhi's Shahdara on Saturday.

The accused, Vikas Kumar, was arrested last night and had been working in the school for the last three years.

The Delhi Government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the alleged sexual assault, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, tweeting that such incidents "won't be tolerated."

He also said that a protocol would be chalked out for all city schools to ensure the safety of students.

The incident comes close on the heels of the gruesome killing of a seven-year-old boy who was murdered on Friday for allegedly resisting sexual assault by a bus conductor at a school in Gurgaon.

Delhi Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot informed on Twitter that the inquiry report will be submitted within three days.

"Delhi Govt orders Magisterial Enquiry headed by SDM Vivek Vihar into the rape incident of 5-year-old girl of a private school in east Delhi's Raghuwarpura near Gandhinagar. Report to be submitted by SDM within 3 days (sic)," Gahlot said.

The accused allegedly raped the girl inside an empty classroom around noon yesterday when he was walking in the corridors after handing over lunch boxes to teachers.

The girl later complained of bleeding and pain in her private parts to her mother. She was taken to a hospital where a medical examination which confirmed sexual assault.

The accused had previously worked as a security guard in the same school.