New Delhi: A 60-year-old man was arrested
for allegedly raping two minor girls and giving them Rs 5 each
to not tell their parents about the incident in southwest
Delhi's Palam area, police said today.
The incident occurred on Sunday. The accused, who is a
neighbour of the girls, was arrested after they narrated their
ordeal to their parents, Deputy Commissioner of Police
(southwest) Milind Mahadeo Dumbere said.
The accused allegedly lured the girls, aged five and
nine, into his house on the pretext of giving them sweets
while they were playing outside and sexually assaulted them,
he said.
When they started crying, he gave them Rs 5 each and
asked them to not reveal the incident to anyone. Later, the
younger girl started crying because she was experiencing pain
in her private parts, DCP Dumbere said.
The girl told her mother that she was "inappropriately
touched" by the accused. The woman then found injury marks on
the child's private parts and informed the family of the other
girl about the sexual assault, he added.
Subsequently, the police were informed, the accused
arrested and a case registered, the DCP said, adding that the
victims were being counselled.
