An 8-year-old child was allegedly raped by her neighbour at knife point in east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar. The 25-year-old accused has been arrested.
The incident was reported on Saturday after the child went missing from outside her house. When her parents began searching for her, others living in the area said they had seen with the man. The girl was found sobbing on the road. When her parents asked her what had happened, she told them that the accused confined her in his house and raped her.
Family members of the girl caught the accused and handed him over to the police.