NEW DELHI – An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her elderbrother, also a minor, in India’s New Delhi, Hindustan Timeslink>reported.

New Delhi’s police received information on Monday from a local hospital,about a girl who had been brought in due to severe bleeding, a seniorofficer said.

The police also said that when asked, the victim told a counselor at thehospital that her elder brother forced himself on her while their parentswere not present.

Upon their return in the evening, the parents found the girl bleeding andrushed her to a hospital.

The officer added that the boy has been detained.

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal visited the victim onWednesday.

“She sustained severe injuries and had to undergo a major operation.Currently, she is in a serious condition,” the DCW said in a statement.

“The girl’s parents are daily wage labourers and are very poor,” it added.

The DCW said it will file a case to seek compensation for the victim andwill also support her treatment.

“Crimes against women and girls are on a rise in the country and concertedsteps have to be taken by the government against them,” Maliwal said.

“The commission shall be assisting the survivor in all ways possible torecover from the trauma,” Maliwal said.

More than two child rape cases are reported in India’s capital city everyday, according to Delhi Police data 282 cases of child rape were reportedcompared till April 30, in comparison to 278 cases reported last yearduring the same period.

The data also showed that a total of 894 cases of child rape were reported,last year.