Man arrested for molesting 7-year-old girl in North Delhi
The Delhi Police said a crowd in the area thrashed the suspect before he was arrested for allegedly molesting the minor girl.
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Delhi Police arrests man for allegedly molesting 7-year-old girl.
(File Photo)A man was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually molesting a 7-year-old girl in North Delhi after he was taken to a police station by a crowd, which thrashed him after learning about the crime.
According to the Delhi Police, the girl came to the police station with her mother at around 10 am, and filed a complaint about the man in her locality.
“The girl alleged that she was molested by one Mohd Saheem aka Karia on June 9 at 9.30 am when she was playing outside her home. She informed her mother about it, who then told her husband,” Raja Banthia, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) said.
A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.
The video of the incident showed the accused sitting near the tyre of a two-wheeler with his head bloodied after being thrashed by the crowd.
Last Saturday, a minor girl was allegedly murdered after being sexually assaulted in North East Delhi, the Delhi Police said.
According to the police, a call regarding the sexual assault of the minor was received at about 8.41 pm Saturday.
“Upon reaching the location, the police team found that a minor girl in an unconscious condition was present there,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (North East) Ashish Mishra said.
The girl’s father took the victim to the JPC Hospital, where the doctors declared her dead and a possible victim of sexual assault.
“Prima facie, the attending doctors at the hospital observed visible injuries on her face and alleged sexual assault,” DCP Mishra said.
In April this year, a 14-year-old boy from Uttarakhand, who was in Delhi to attend a sports event, was allegedly sexually assaulted by several other participants at a club in Outer North Delhi.
After the incident came to light, an 18-year-old was arrested, and five other minors were apprehended, the police said.
In his statement to the police, the boy said he was stripped and assaulted on April 22 by multiple boys participating in the event.
According to Delhi Police data, 370 rape cases were registered between January 1 to March 31 in 2025, down by 18.68 per cent compared to the same period in 2024, when it was 455.
In 2023, the number of cases was 422 during the same period.
Molestation cases for the first three months of 2025 also saw a dip of 14.63 per cent to 379 compared to 2024, when it was 444, and 30.71 per cent compared to 2023, when it was 547.
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