A 53-year-old person was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a five-year-old girl at Pratiknagar, Raiwala in Rishikesh on Friday.
The accused identified as Ram Singh, a native of Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), was booked under Sections 354, 342, 376, 511 of IPC and Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012, said Rishikesh Circle Officer Harbans Singh. The accused was sent to Suddhowala Jail after being presented in the court, he added.
The CO said that in his complaint, victim’s father stated that the accused took his daughter to his room on Thursday evening luring her with a chocolate and tried to rape her. As the girl started shouting for help, the accused tried to flee but was nabbed by neighbours who took the girl to her parents. The accused confessed to his offence. Singh who had a meat shop in the locality was living in a rented accommodation at Pratiknagar, Raiwala for the last few years. He had committed the crime while being drunk.