The Delhi Police have detained a senior employee from the Women and Child Development department on suspicion of raping his friend's 14-year-old daughter over a period of months and getting her pregnant. Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, commanded the senior official's suspension on Monday.

After her father passed away on October 1, 2020, the survivor, a Class 12 student in Delhi, moved in with the accused, Premoday Khakha, and his family.

Premoday Khakha works as the WCD department's deputy director. She used to refer to him as "mama" (her maternal uncle), while he served as her local guardian.

Between November 2020 and January 2021, the accused is accused of raping the girl many times.

The man and his wife have also been charged with rape under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, according to Delhi Police. The wife has been accused with providing her with abortion medication.

According to DCP (North) Sagar Singh, a FIR has been filed under the Pocso Act based on the survivor's report.

"From October 2020 to February 2021, the survivor stated that she began living with a family friend, her guardian, following her father's death." The uncle, under whose care and protection she was residing at his residence, sexually harassed, physically abused, and repeatedly raped her. "The survivor began experiencing anxiety attacks and was admitted to a hospital about a week ago," police said.

He went on to say that after intensive counselling, the girl told the physicians about the sexual abuse. "She claimed to have had panic attacks after the accused and his wife terminated her pregnancy." "A medical examination has been conducted, and an investigation is underway," DCP Singh stated.

"Details will be revealed following the recording of the judicial statement in front of the magistrate." The survivor is still healing and receiving treatment. "She is a minor and a student," remarked the senior police official.

He went on to say that the girl is being treated in a hospital. "After registering the FIR, we filed an application in court on the second day itself to record the girl's statement in front of the magistrate, but the doctor refused permission, saying she was not in the right mental condition," DCP Singh explained.

Swati Maliwal, Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, criticised the "slow pace of action" in the case, querying why the accused had not yet been detained.