Man arrested for raping 12-yo girl in Aligarh

AGRA: Police on Friday arrested a 66-year-old man for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district. The incident took place under the Harduaganj police station area of the district, said police.

Officials said the accused man, a mechanic by profession and neighbour of the girl, took the latter to an isolated location and sexually assaulted her. The girl's mother told TOI that her daughter was playing outside their house when the accused took her with him.

The girl, somehow, managed to reach home and described the incident to her mother, who then informed the police. DSP (Atrauli), Akmal Khan, said, "Based on the complaint received from the girl's family, we have registered a case under IPC Section 376 (rape) and Pocso Act.

The accused was arrested and subsequently sent to jail, after being produced before the court."