A27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area, police said on Wednesday The accused was identified as Salim Ahmed, a resident of Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh , they said.
On Sunday, the nine-year-old girl stepped out of her house to shop for something when Ahmed met her and offered to shop for her clothes. The girl went with him and he sexually assaulted her, the police said.
The girl narrated her ordeal to her parents after she returned home. She didn’t tell anything to the police or the counsellor. A checkup of the girl confirmed sexual abuse , a senior policeman said.
Thereafter, a case was registered under sections 363 (punishment for kidnapping), 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian legal code (IPC) and therefore the Protection of youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Shalimar Bagh police headquarters , the officer said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) Usha Rangnani said it had been a blind case since the victim didn’t know the accused.
