Dehradun police have arrested a person on the charge of sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Ankit Joshi alias Bhindi, (19) resident of lohiyanagar, Premnagar.
He was sent to Suddhowala jail after being produced in the court on Monday.
The survivor’s mother had registered a complaint in Patelnagar police station on June 19 where she stated that she had been away from home when the crime was committed.
She said she had reached home around 4 pm on Sunday to find Ankit coming out of their home.
When she had got in she had found her daughter lying unconscious on her bed.
later, the survivor had narrated what had happened to her, her mother said in the complaint.
Acting on the complaint, a case under section 376 and section ¾ of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act of IPC was registered against the accused on Monday.
A team led by sub-inspector Priti Sharma was formed to investigate the case.
The survivor’s statement was recorded.