A 65-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in North-West Delhi's Swaroop Nagar area, police said on Saturday. The incident came to light on Friday after the girl's mother spotted bite marks all over her body.
Once taken into confidence, the girl broke down and narrated her ordeal, following which her mother called up police. A police team rushed to the spot and the girl was taken for medical examination. She was counselled by experts and soon the accused was identified, police said. The perpetrator, Ghanshyam Das, who owns a grocery shop near the girl's residence, was arrested.
He has been booked for aggravated sexual assault under relevant Sections of IPC and POCSO Act, DCP (North-West) Vijay Singh said. During counselling, the girl told police that Das used to lure her to his shop, where he assaulted her and she mentioned about two separate instances. During questioning, Das confessed to have assaulted the girl on May 10 and once around a week earlier, an official said. Das was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a local court, police said.