Repeat Offender Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Minor Girl

New Delhi: A 17-year-old girl was rescued after she was allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a 35-year-old man. The accused, who was also absconding after his alleged involvement in another case of rape, has been arrested.

According to police, a complaint regarding the kidnapping of the girl was received on April 4. The girl was subsequently found at the Shadipur metro station April 5.

The girl told cops that she was sexually assaulted by an unknown person who approached her on a black motorcycle at the Jahangirpuri metro station and took her to a hotel, police said, adding that medical examination of the girl corroborated the sexual assault claim. A case under Section 64 (punishment for rape) of the BNS and the POCSO Act was registered.

“The team examined CCTV footage from Jahangirpuri metro station to Murthal. We found that the accused had taken the girl to first have food at a hotel in Murthal,” said DCP (Central) Rohit Rajbir Singh. “During the return journey, she started feeling sleepy, upon which he told her to rest and took her to another hotel near the Jahangirpuri metro station, where he took a room.”

Police traced the motorcycle and the owner of the vehicle told cops that his bike was being used by a friend, whose address was also given to police by him.

While the accused initially fled, he was later traced to Kashmere Gate on April 10, while he was attempting to flee to Bihar.

He was also found to have been involved in several other cases, including cases under the Arms Act and Gambling Act.