60-yr-old man held for threatening girl with knife, sexually assaulting her

According to the police officials, the incident took place in the Tuesday morning.

An officer said, “The 16-year-old girl stays with her mother and two sisters. As she is friends with the 60-year-old’s daughter, she was familiar with the accused. She used to visit his house often.”

The police said that the girl’s mother and her sisters had gone out for work on Tuesday, when the accused took advantage of the situation and barged inside her house.

“As the victim knew him, the accused decided to hide his identity by wearing a monkey cap and sunglasses following which he barged into her house. The victim was asleep then, so the accused initially threatened her with a knife and sexually assaulted her,” an officer said.

“We have also learnt that the accused allegedly threatened to attack her with an acid if she told anyone about the incident,” said an investigator.

However during the crime, when the girl she heard a 60-year-old man’s voice she recognised the accused.

“We registered a case under relevant sections of BNS and Protection of Children under Sexual Offences Act 2012 after which a team was sent and the 60-year-old man was initially detained on the basis of suspicion. However, later as he confessed to the crime, the accused was arrested,” an officer said.

The police said that the accused was produced before court and remanded in police custody.

“We are trying to understand whether the accused has committed a similar offence in the past,” said an investigator.