Ghaziabad: A man was arrested for raping his six-year-old neighbour in Kanawani area here, an official said on Monday. An FIR was lodged against accused Ajay alias Ram Naresh after the girl's mother filed a complaint alleging 'digital rape' with her daughter on Saturday night. Digital rape is forced sex using any part of the body other than male genital.
Man held for 'digital rape' of 6-yr-old girl in Ghaziabad
The accused was booked under section 376AB (sexual assault on a girl below 12 years of age) of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act.
Man held for digital rape
Ajay was booked under section 376AB (sexual assault on a girl below 12 years of age) of the Indian Penal Code and Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act. According to police, the girl was with her elder sister and brother in their house while their mother had gone out for work. Ajay, who is their neighbour, came there at night and committed the act.
When the woman came home on Sunday morning, the children hugged her and started weeping. Her elder daughter narrated the incident to her, they said. Ajay was arrested on the intervening night of October 30 and 31 while he was trying to flee to his native village in Kannauj district, police said. (With Agency inputs)