Piplani police have arrested a 60 -year-old miscreant involved in sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl on Thursday at Alam Nagar; the accused was arrested after victim raised alert and nabbed by locals and handed over to the police.
The victim was sexually assaulted in the evening at around 7 by her neighbor Laxman Gupta when she was going for playing in the locality. The accused lives in the same locality and was acquainted with the victim.
Police said that the accused assaulted the victim and when she raised alert locals gathered and thrashed him and later handed over to the police. Later, on different occasions she was sexually assaulted by the accused.
After the preliminary investigation the police found registered a case under section 376 (3) and 506 of the IPC and section 5 and 6 of the POCSO Act and nabbed the accused. Police said that the crime record of the accused would be investigated.
Meanwhile, a 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a 32-year-old man at for the past five months at an under construction house in Baghsewania area; a case was registered on Thursday.
According to the police, the victim was sexually assaulted by the accused Mukesh Patel for the past five months and during the period the accused threatened her of Iife. Based on the complaint, the police have registered a case under sections 376 and 506 of the IPC.
At the time of incidence and for the past five months victim’s mother and brother were in Parasia and when they returned victim reported the atrocity on which her mother told to keep mum. Later, the victim lodged a complaint on Thursday. The accused is still absconding and search has been intensified, said police.