NEW DELHI: A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar area, police said on Saturday.
The accused has been identified as Farman (33), a resident of Mayur Vihar Phase-1. The victim alleged that Farman sexually assaulted her by extending threats of causing harm to her parents, a senior police officer said.
A case was registered and the accused has been arrested, said the police. On September 27, 2022, the victim’s mother filed a missing complaint following which a case was registered, police said.
The victim was found then and during her medical examination, she told police about the sexual assault but while recording a statement before the magistrate under section 164 of CrPC, she did not disclose any such incident, they said.
