Delhi Police has booked a head constable posted in the PCR unit for allegedly thrashing his 11-year-old daughter in northeast Delhi’s Dugrapuri Extension, police said on Friday.
The girl has alleged a history of abuse by her father on several occasions. Police said they received a PCR call at 10.30 pm on Thursday, following which a team was immediately sent out. “A police team was dispatched to the location in Durgapuri Extension. The team found a girl with multiple scars, beating marks on her body,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said. Her medical examination was conducted at GTB Hospital. The police have registered an FIR under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 34 (common intentions) of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, the DCP said. “Accused is posted as head constable in the PCR unit. Further investigation in the case is underway,” he added.
