While the nation is reeling with incidents of crime against women, another heinous incident has come to light in the national capital.

A 33-year-old man was arrested today by Delhi Police after he allegedly raped his neighbor's one-and-a-half-year-old daughter in front of his own children.

The incident took place on Wednesday and the accused was arrested on Thursday. The toddler had gone to the accused person's house to play with his children - a four-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter.

The accused raped the girl while his wife was on the terrace doing household chores. Police said that the girl was raped inside his one-room accommodation in front of his children.

The horrific incident came to light after the girl returned home and her mother found her bleeding from the private parts. Sexual assault was confirmed after the girl was taken to the nearest hospital.

The police were soon informed about the incident. The accused has been booked under section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault, punishable with a maximum term of life imprisonment).

The toddler stayed with her mother, a divorcee, in an outer Delhi colony. While her mother is a homemaker, her grandfather is a labourer.

Following the incident, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal tweeted that she was going to meet the victim at the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital.

With inputs from PTI