Five-year-old gang-raped by minor boys

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, two minor boys gang-raped a five-year-old girl in the national capital.

According to the police, the accused, aged 11 and 10 years, as well as the victim lived in the same area in Kapasera near the Delhi border.

"The kids were playing in the park on Monday night. The two boys then caught hold of the girl and took turns to rape her. The girl's mother happened to reach the park and the boys fled," said a police officer on Thursday.

The police rushed the girl to a hospital where her examination confirmed rape. She was warded in the hospital for a day.

A case under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) has been registered. The accused were apprehended on Tuesday and sent to a juvenile correction home.