Man arrested for raping minor girl in Shahdara

Case lodged under POCSO Act

January 21, 2022 01:27 am | Updated 04:09 am IST - New Delhi

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A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Shahdara’s Geeta Colony, the police said on Thursday.

The police received a call at 3.30 p.m. that a few people were beating up a man in Safeda Jhuggi for allegedly raping a minor girl. The accused was identified as Nasarul who used to work as a tailor.

The police team took him into custody and the minor girl was sent for medical examination.

A case under the POCSO Act has been lodged at the Geeta Colony police station on the complaint of the mother of the girl.

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