Delhi Waqf Board gives financial aid of Rs 2 lakh to family of minor rape victim in Okhla

Delhi | Saturday | 7th December, 2019

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New Delhi: The Delhi Waqf Board on Saturday gave a financial assistance of Rs two lakh to the family of a minor rape victim in Okhla area of South Delhi. Waqf Board Chairman Amanatullah Khan gave a cheque to the family and assured them all help in their legal battle for justice to the victim. The girl aged around 16, a student of class 9, was raped by a local and his accomplices on December 1. The accused were allegedly putting pressure on the victim and her family to withdraw the case, Khan said. Besides the financial assistance of Rs two lakh, the Waqf Board is also ready to offer the services of its lawyer to the family, he added..