A 22 year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a one-year-old girl in outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar. The horrendous incident occurred on Monday evening. The accused had taken girl with him on pretext to buy her chocolates.
The girl was found in the kitchen with her legs and hands tied up with a cloth. The accused has been identified as Dharmendra alias Golu, a resident of Aman Vihar, who was working at a food stall and lured the niece of his employer on the pretext of buying her toffees.
According to a senior police official, finding their daughter missing, her parents and neighbours started looking for her and found her with the accused in a room.
“The accused had removed her clothes and was trying to force himself on her but she was saved in the nick of time. The accused was thrashed by the girl’s family and neighbours before being handed over to the police,” said the senior police official.
“The girl was taken to nearby hospital where she is still undergoing treatment. The medical examination of the girl revealed that she had not been raped and is safe.
A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and under section 342 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered and the accused is nabbed,” the senior police official added.