A 51-year-old man was held by the Delhi Police for allegedly molesting a minor woman and her sister, officers mentioned Wednesday.
The minor, who reported the matter at a neighborhood policing scheme ‘Nirbheek’, alleged in her criticism that the accused, additionally her neighbour, molested her and her sister on two to a few events for over a month.
‘Nirbheek’ was launched within the Dwarka district to allow school-going youngsters to report any harassment. Complaint drop containers had been positioned in over 400 faculties in Dwarka and police personnel are deployed to maintain a monitor of them.
“One such note was dropped in a box installed at a government school in one of the villages and the matter was brought up. The child was contacted and counselled,” mentioned DCP (Dwarka) Harshvardhan.
A case underneath the POCSO Act and underneath IPC sections pertaining to assault or legal power to girl with intent to outrage her modesty was lodged and the accused was arrested after handbook surveillance.