A 64-year-old man and his wife were arrested by the Gurugram police on Wednesday from Mumbai under Sections 6 and 10 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 506 (criminal intimidation) for raping their
5-year-old granddaughter. A case had been registered against them at the Women’s police station in Sector 51.
Police said the duo was nabbed after the mother of the victim filed a complaint against them. The man, who is the paternal grandfather of the 5-year-old girl, was allegedly involved in sexually molesting the minor, abetted by his wife and had threatened to kill her if she disclosed it to anyone.
The accused were arrested on Wednesday at Mumbai airport when they were trying to escape the country to london. They were later brought to Gurugram. The accused has confessed to have committed the crime, the police said.
The accused is from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. They frequently used to visit the family’s rented accommodation in Sector 59 in Gurugram.
The survivor had gone for vacations from December 8 to January 5 at Jamshedpur, where the accused again allegedly molested and raped her. When they brought the kid back home she began complaining of the pain once again. When her mother took her to the doctor they told her the pain might be due to some infection but after her mother’s coaxing the victim revealed the shocking incident.
Police said though the other family members were trying to settle the matter internally but the mother decided to approach the police and a case was registered on June 28.
Soon a police team under directions from SHO of Women police station Kailash Devi conducted raids at Jamshedpur but the accused were not found there. later they nabbed from the Mumbai airport.
“Police had issued lookout notice against the duo. A case under sections 506 IPC & POCSO Act was already registered in this regard on June 28 at women police station. The investigation of the case is going on. The accused have been sent to the judicial custody,” Kailash Devi, SHO of Women police station, said.