In a shocking incident, a 10-month old infant was sexually assaulted by a 38-year-old labourer in West Delhi’s Vikaspuri area on Friday.
In a shocking incident, a 10-month old infant was sexually assaulted by a 38-year-old labourer in West Delhi’s Vikaspuri area on Friday.
The infant girl, whose parents work as construction labourers was kidnapped by another construction labourer who stays near their hut when her parents were asleep Friday night.
At around 12.15 am when the family woke up they realised that the girl was missing. The girl’s mother alerted neighbours and informed the police. The family along with the police conducted search operations and a message regarding the missing girl was also flashed on wireless sets by the police.
The child’s family stays in slums near DDA Park in Vikaspuri. The infant was kidnapped and the accused took her to a jungle nearby and sexually assaulted her. Fearing that the infant was dead, the accused fled the spot. However, he dropped his cellphone at the spot.
A case under Section 376 IPC (rape) and relevant sections of POCSO has been registered. The accused, Vijay, was arrested on Saturday from the area.
