A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 21-year-old man in Southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj South area.
The accused Bijender has been arrested and sent to judicial custody. He works as a driver for Uber.
Confirming the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Milind Dumbere said, "On March 14, a PCR call was received around 11am in the Vasant Kunj South about the sexual assault on a 12-year-old girl."
The officer said as per the complaint filed by the father of the child, the girl was alone at home at the time of the sexual assault.
"On finding that the minor girl was alone at home, her neighbour, Bijender Choudhary came inside her house and locked the door. Thereafter, he sexually assaulted the girl. She cried for help and upon hearing her screams, her aunt came for rescue. Accused Bijender ran away from there," said a senior police officer.
Accordingly, the minor girl was sent for medical examination at the Safadrjung Hospital and on the basis of the statement of the minor girl, a case under Sections 354, 376 IPC and sections of the Protection Of Childen from Sexual Offences Act has been registered against the accused, police said.