NEW DELHI: In a reminder of the Gandhi Nagar child rape, a 15-month-old girl was brutalized inside the servant accommodation of an Air Force officer's house in Vasant Vihar, south Delhi while her parents were away on Friday. The girl is admitted at Safdarjung Hospital but is reported out of danger.

The officer's male servant, Jagdish (24), was detained in the evening on suspicion and arrested after tests revealed blood spots on his hands. He has been charged under Section 376 IPC and the Pocso Act.

Police said the child's mother works as the officer's domestic help at his house in the Shankar Vihar residential colony for defence officials. She was allowed to stay in the servant quarters with her husband, a sweeper, and daughter on condition that the officer's male servant would also use their toilet.

The servant quarter can be entered from the front as well as the rear, and on Friday evening the mother had locked only the front door while going out. Police say she went out at 4.15pm, and Jagdish, who entered 15 minutes later, stayed inside for around 40 minutes.

On returning, the mother found the girl bleeding from her private parts. Police were informed and the girl was taken to Safdarjung Hospital. She was initially admitted to the gynaecology surgical ward for injuries to her private parts and preliminary medical tests confirmed rape, an officer said. She was later shifted to the paediatric ward. Doctors said her wounds will take around two weeks to heal.

