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8-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped By An 87-Year-Old Man In Delhi

The eight-year-old girl was playing outside her home when the accused lured her to a makeshift barn in Rohini, where he tried to force himself on her. Since the barn did not have a roof, a woman who was standing on her terrace, allegedly saw what was happening and raised an alarm.

NEW DELHI:  An 87-year-old-man allegedly raped an eight-year-old girl in Delhi, the police said today. The accused has been arrested. The incident took place in outer Delhi's Narela area on Monday.

The eight-year-old girl was playing outside her home when the accused lured her to a makeshift barn in Rohini, where he tried to force himself on her, police said. Since the barn did not have a roof, a woman who was standing on her terrace, allegedly saw what was happening and raised an alarm.

Locals rushed to the spot to help the girl and the accused fled the scene. The police were subsequently informed and they took the girl for a medical examination. A case was registered.

The police found the accused in the area and arrested him on the same day.

Air India's domestic, global operations to be sold together: Aviation minister Jayant Sinha

New Delhi: Union minister Jayant Sinha on Friday said the domestic and international operations of Air India would be sold together.

The government has initiated the process for strategic disinvestment of debt-laden Air India as part of efforts to revive the national carrier.

"What we will be offering through the bidding process is the integrated airline (Air India), which means both domestic and international operations (together)," Sinha, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, said here.

On the disinvestment process, he said the government is still in the process of identifying which subsidiaries of Air India should be offered separately.

"Even if they are offered separately, if you want to bid for each one of them and re-integrate them, we are providing flexibility," the minister said.

Air India has a debt burden of more than Rs 50,000 crore.