A 14-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by his tutor at his home in east Delhi’s Anand Vihar following which the accused was arrested, the police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on February 15. The accused had been teaching him for the last couple of months, the police said.
Parents were away
According to the police, the 35-year-old accused took the boy inside the bathroom and touched him inappropriately while playing hide and seek. The boy’s parents were not at home at the time of incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav said.
When the parents returned home, the boy narrated the incident to them after which they approached the police, Ms. Yadav said.
A case was registered under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the DCP said.
The accused tutor was arrested on February 16, the police said.
