Two men, including a 50-year-old Government schoolteacher, were arrested for allegedly molesting a woman in Mandir Marg area. Police said that the accused have been identified as Mahesh Gupta, the teacher and his driver Vijender Gupta (46).
“The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when the victim came to Mahesh’s house in Gole Market. The accused men allegedly molested and threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the matter to anyone,” a senior police officer said.
The victim immediately made a call to the police control room and informed the police about the incident. Based on the victim’s complaint, a case under Sections 354 (molestation), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was lodged at Mandir Marg Police station and the accused were apprehended.
In a separate incident, a married woman was allegedly raped by her 17-year-old neighbour in West Delhi's Ranhaula area.
In another incident, a 14-year-old boy raped an eight-year-old girl at her home in Begampur area of Outer Delhi on Tuesday evening.