New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in Paschim Vihar area here, officials said.
The accused, Krishan, was identified on the basis of CCTV footage and has a criminal record, they said.
"On Tuesday, a 12-year-old child was assaulted. A case under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) was registered. More than 20 teams were formed. The teams scanned hundreds of CCTV footages and interrogated all the suspects who have a similar background. Finally, the accused was arrested on Thursday," Joint Commissioner of Police (west) Shalini Singh said.
"During his interrogation, he has corroborated the sequence of events leading to the assault on the child. Krishan has four criminal cases, including one murder, one attempt to murder as well as burglary, against him. We are further investigating," Singh said.
Police said Krishan had entered the house for burglary. The girl saw him and screamed. The accused caught her and attacked her with a pair of scissors. He stabbed her multiple times with the scissors. The victim sustained injuries on her face, head and other body parts, they said.
The minor girl was allegedly sexually assaulted when she was alone at her home in west Delhi. The girl has injury marks on her body and is currently undergoing treatment at the AIIMS here.
Delhi CM meets victim's family, announces assistance
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced assistance of Rs 10 lakh for the 12-year-old girl, who was sexually assaulted and brutally attacked at her home earlier this week.
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मैंने पुलिस कमिश्नर से भी बात की। इस जघन्य वारदात करने वाले अपराधियों को सख्त से सख्त सज़ा दिलवाएँगे।
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— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 6, 2020
मैंने पुलिस कमिश्नर से भी बात की। इस जघन्य वारदात करने वाले अपराधियों को सख्त से सख्त सज़ा दिलवाएँगे।
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— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 6, 2020
मैंने पुलिस कमिश्नर से भी बात की। इस जघन्य वारदात करने वाले अपराधियों को सख्त से सख्त सज़ा दिलवाएँगे।
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Kejriwal, along with Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, also met the family of the victim at the hospital.
Ahead of his visit to AIIMS, Kejriwal had, in a Hindi tweet, said that learning about the incident had shaken him, and that the perpetrators of such a crime should not be allowed to walk around freely.
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He later said that he had talked to doctors who said that the next 48 hours are crucial for the girl.
Meanwhile, Congress' Delhi unit chief, Chaudhary Anil Kumar, too visited the AIIMS to meet the victim's family and assured them of all assistance. He further announced that a protest would also be organised outside the house of Lt Governor Anil Baijal.
Meanwhile, Maliwal has issued summons to the DCP in-charge asking as to why an arrest has not been made in this case so far.
Talking to reporters after her visit, Maliwal said, "The victim was raped brutally and was hurt so badly that there is no organ which is not affected. Even after such a brutal crime has occurred, no arrest has been made."
"I am issuing fresh summons to the DCP in-charge in order to know why an arrest has not been made so far, what kind of investigation are they conducting," she said, adding that a law has been prepared for punishment for rapists of minors in a period of six months, it has still not been enacted.
Maliwal further assured all possible assistance to the victim and her family.
(With inputs from agencies)
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