A 30-year-old cab driver was arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl, a resident of Madhu Vihar area in East Delhi, whom he had been dropping to school for the past three months, police said on Thursday.
According to a complaint received by police, the alleged incident took place in September 2018 but the girl kept quiet as she was apparently threatened by the accused, a neighbour, to not to reveal her ordeal.
“The incident came to light after the schoolteacher informed the girl’s parents that she missed school on one occasion in September following which her parents confronted her. The girl revealed and narrated her ordeal,” a senior police official siad.
“During our investigation, it was revealed that the accused had befriended the girl and instead of dropping her to school one day, he took her to his house where he allegedly raped her,” said the senior police official.
“A case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. Investigation is going on,” the senior police official said.