Delhi: 24-year-old held for raping, impregnating minor girl

NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly befriending, raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl. Akash Jain alias Rahul, a resident of Mahavir Enclave, was arrested after a woman cop honeytrapped him online.
On July 30, cops were informed by a hospital about a girl who had come for an abortion. Probe revealed that she was sexually assaulted repeatedly.She was 45-day pregnant.
“The girl did not have any contact number of the suspect. We only had his name. A case of rape and under the POCSO Act was registered and all Facebook profiles with the name Akash were scanned. We zeroed in on the suspect after the survivor identified him in one profile,” said an officer.
A Facebook ID of sub-inspector Priyanka was created and a message was sent to Jain. “After repeated attempts, he accepted the friend request and shared his mobile number. Priyanka called Jain and asked him to meet her,” said the officer.
A meeting was fixed at Dashrathpuri Metro station and a trap was laid, but the accused didn’t turn up. He then called Priyanka to Dwarka Sector 1. “The team immediately rushed to the area, but the accused ditched again,” said he added.
Jain now fixed an appointment at Srimata Mandir in Mahavir Enclave, and asked Priyanka to make a video call as he was suspecting something amiss, the cop said. The team noted his background during the call and arrested him when he came to meet her. The girl has been admitted to a hospital. The survivor met Jain at a bangle shop where he worked and “had been sexually assaulting her for the past many months by inducing her to marry in future”, the officer said. The accused used to change his house often and didn’t have any permanent address.