Delhi Police has arrested a 28-year-old man for the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl. The man was held after a brief encounter with the police in Delhi's Shahbad Dairy area. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Akhtar, a resident of Shahbad Daulatpur. He sustained a bullet injury in his leg. Police said that a five-year-old girl who was playing outside her home went missing on March 9.
According to Brijendra Kumar Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, the girl was brought home the next morning by a neighbour. “The girl's statement was recorded before a Magistrate and she did not mention anything about sexual assault in it,” said the DCP.
“On Saturday, the girl started having some medical problem and was taken to the hospital. The medical report stated that her hymen was torn, thereby indicating sexual assault. Thereafter, a search for the accused was launched and he was caught.