Delhi: SIT Set Up to Investigate Manipuri Girl's Rape

Police had said the incident took place on Friday night at around 10:30 PM when the victim had stepped out to buy some household items in the locality.

Vicky had accosted her in front of a pharmacy shop which is close to a hospital in the area and took her to a nearby room and raped her.

She suffered injuries on her face and her private parts in the incident. She was taken to Safdarjung Hospital where she underwent a medical examination and was treated for injuries.

The incident had triggered protests outside the police station with student groups from the northeast and Jawaharlal Nehru University blocking the road and clashing with the police following which traffic was diverted in the area.

Demonstrators had claimed there was another accomplice of the accused in the case.

The victim hails from Manipur and was living in Delhi since the last six months with her relatives.

The incident comes close to the heels of the death of Nido Tania, a youth from Arunachal Pradesh who was purportedly beaten to death here a few days ago by some shopkeepers following a quarrel over taunts on his hairstyle.