The Delhi Police on Friday arrested the Maulvi or cleric of the madrasa in Ghazipur where a minor girl was allegedly raped by a juvenile on April 21.
The arrested cleric has been identified as Ghulam shahid. He has been booked under POCSO Act.
Delhi police had earlier apprehended the main accused, the juvenile, in connection with the case. The 10-year-old girl was held captive in the madrasa where she was raped, the victim's family had alleged. In fact, they have also claimed that the madrasa's cleric was in the know of the fact that the minor was being held captive on the premises
Earlier in the week, The girl's family had blocked National Highway 24 and also held a candlelight march, calling for the arrest of the cleric.
On April 21, a man approached the Ghazipur police station in east Delhi and reported that his 10-year-old daughter, who had gone to the market, had not returned. The Delhi Police immediately began the investigation and found a CCTV footage in which a juvenile was spotted taking the girl along with him. Police traced the juvenile to a madrasa at Neelmani colony in Ghaziabad the following night and nabbed him and rescued the minor girl. The medical examination of the girl revealed that she had been raped.