An eight year old girl was allegedly molested by a 52-year-old Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) lab attendant on the campus when she had gone for her tuition. Police said that the accused person’s son gives tuition to students and the girl had gone for the tuition classes on July 11 when the incident occurred.
According to Manoj C, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Southwest district, the police received a call Monday about the alleged molestation at Paschimabad, JNU. “The caller, who works on the campus, told the police that his daughter had gone for tuition when her tutor’s father allegedly touched her inappropriately and kissed her. After returning to home, the child told her father about the incident who called the police,” the DCP said. The accused person was arrested on the same day. “He is a lab attendant at JNU. The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) counseller was informed,” he said.
“The accused has been booked under sections 354 (assaulting or using criminal force on a woman) 354B (disrobing or compelling a woman to be naked) of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,” said the DCP.