A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her juvenile neighbour at the servant quarters near Jodhpur House on Friday morning.
According to police, the incident was reported around 9 am on Friday. The girl was playing outside her residence when the accused called her inside and started misbehaving with her. The victim raised an alarm. People in the neighbourhood informed police. The girl was sent for a medical exam.
“The juvenile was apprehended. He touched the girl inappropriately and tried to outrage her modesty,” said a police official. He was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and sent to a correction home. A case under relevant Sections of Prevention Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 376 of IPC was registered at Tilak Marg police station.
In another incident, a four-year-old girl was allegedly molested by four of her juvenile friends in Central Delhi’s Patel Nagar area on Friday. The incident took place on Friday when the victim was playing with four juvenile boys in the area. The juvenile boys, in the age group of 9-13 years, were apprehended by police. A case under relevant Sections of IPC and POCSO was registered at Patel Nagar police station.