The accused was a neighbour of the teenager in Delhi's Badarpur village. (Representational Image)
Police have arrested a man from Delhi's Badarpur for allegedly raping a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl.
The girl is under treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for the past week for critical injuries she received, police said.
Police was informed of the rape on May 18 morning and found the girl lying in an unconscious condition in south Delhi's Pul Prahladpur area. She had gone missing from her aunt's home in Badarpur village in south Delhi the day before.
"The girl was admitted to AIIMS. Her condition after a week is now stable," Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mandeep Singh Randhawa, told IANS.
On coming to know of the incident, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal said on Wednesday that she will send a notice to Delhi Police as they failed to inform her and the commission even a week after the incident.
"It is very shocking that Delhi Police did not inform DCW despite their responsibility to share such information with us. I will send a notice to Delhi Police on why they did not inform the commission about the incident," Ms Maliwal told IANS.
Another police officer, on condition of anonymity, told IANS that the girl has received cut marks on her back, neck and private parts.
"The accused lured the girl on pretext of offering her something and took her to Pul Prahladpur area where he raped her at a secluded place and fled from the spot," the officer said.
The officer said that relatives of the girl, who is an orphan, made a complaint to police after she was found in a secluded road side area.
The DCW chief said she met the girl at AIIMS on Wednesday.
"The girl has critical injuries and had undergone a major surgery. Doctors said that it would take around four months for her complete recovery. She would be discharged within four-five days but she needs a proper diet and care," she said.
Ms Maliwal also demanded that the Central government set up a high level committee to handle rape cases in the capital. She urged union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to "come together for the safety of Delhi's women".