A 13-year-old boy was arrested for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl at Durga Nagar area under Bagh Sewania police station area on Thursday.
According to the police at around 5.30 pm when the victim was playing outside her house the victim who lives in the adjacent house took her inside his house and sexually assaulted her and escaped the spot. Victim’s brother was also playing with her, but when he went to get chocolates from the nearby shop, the offender took the girl inside with criminal intention.
When victim’s brother returned, found his sister crying inside the shanty of the accused and he informed his parents. later, girl’s family members and other residents reached the spot and freed the victim. The rapist boy had managed to flee by then. On a complaint by victim’s parents, the Bagh Sewania police registered a case under section 376 and section of 3 and 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences.
SHO of Bagh Sewania police station Dinesh Joshi told that the 13-year-old accused is a Class VIII student of Old Campion School. It was confirmed that the girl was sexually assaulted by the accused. In the initial investigation it was found that the minor accused used to watch pornography on his mobile phone which instigated him towards committing such acts with the girl child, he added.
During the investigation the mobile phone of the accused minor boy would be searched to confirm his claims.