A 25-year-old man was arrested for attempting to rape a five-year-old girl who had gone to see Ramlila in southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony area. The incident took place on Monday
night and the accused was caught red-handed by family members of the girl from near a railway track.
Police have arrested the accused identified as Bablu and booked him under relevant sections of the IPC and POCSO Act. last week, a two and a half year old girl was raped by two juveniles who had gone to see the Ramlila in west Delhi’s Nihal Vihar area.
The girl was playing outside her home with her friends who live in her neighbourhood in Amar Colony’s Shrinivas Puri. While playing, all the children went to see Ramlila organised near their home. Bablu who lived in the same locality, lured the girl on the pretext of giving her toffees and took her towards railway track.
The children immediately raised an alarm and informed the parents of the girl about a man taking their daughter towards the railway track. Someone called the police and the family members rushed to towards the track and spotted Bablu with the girl.
The girl was crying when the family spotted them. The family members beat him up before he was taken into custody by the police. The accused Bablu, works as a part time labour.