A 10-year-old was allegedly sexually assaulted by a distant relative in north-west Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy on Saturday.
According to the police, the girl was playing with her friends, including the children of the 30-year-old accused, when he arrived at the spot, took her to an isolated place nearby and assaulted her, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (north-west) Vijay Singh.
The girl returned home and told her parents about the assault. They approached the police at night and based on her statement, a case was registered under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and the relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The police discovered he was missing from his house. He was traced to a nearby forested area on Sunday morning. He was produced before a court, which sent him to 14 days’ judicial custody.
