Youth arrested for raping a minor

A 20-year-old delivery boy was held for allegedly raping a minor girl after abducting her on the pretext of marriage. An FIR was registered at the DLF phase 3 police station. The accused was sent to judicial custody, said the police.

The complainant, who belongs to West Bengal, said Hari Mohan, her neighbour, abducted her 14-year-old daughter on the pretext of marriage. The accused raped the minor on April 7 and later fled after leaving her outside her house in the Nathupur area.

Following the complaint, an FIR was registered under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and the accused was arrested.

“The accused has confessed to the crime. We sent him to judicial custody,” said Inspector Rajender Singh, SHO, DLF phase 3 police station.