In the first incident, a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by her 24-year old neighbour in the Madipur area of West Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh area on Sunday. According to the police, they have arrested the accused identified as Ravi.
The 13-year-old girl, a class VIII student, was lured by her neighbour Ravi on the pretext of sweets to his relative’s house in the nearby area where he allegedly sexually assaulted her. When the girl did not return home, her parents started frantically searching for her.
Looking out for their daughter, the girl’s father heard her cries coming out from a dimly lit room and gathered locals who broke o pen the door, said sources.
The locals and the father of the minor girl took Ravi to the nearby police station. Meanwhile, the girl was taken for medical examination which confirmed rape.
According to a senior officer: “A case under relevant sections of the POCSO Act has been registered and Ravi was arrested.”
In the second incident, which took place on Friday afternoon, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour at his house where the child had gone to watch TV in the Kaushalpuri area of North-west Delhi’s Azadpur. Police have arrested the accused identified as Raj Kumar. He lives alone and works as a mechanic in Model Town.
On Friday afternoon, 12-year-old girl had gone to watch TV at Kumar’s house. Since the girl’s parenrs are labourers, they dont have TV at home. She along with several children in the locality went to Kumar’s house to watch a movie on TV.
While the other children left, finding the 12-year-old alone, Kumar bolted the door of his house and raped her. The girl went back to her house and narrated the incident to her parents.
Based on girl’s statement, Raj Kumar was arrested.A case under relevant sections of the POCSO Act has been registered, said police.