A 64-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his three-year-old neighbour for a week from southeast Delhi's Amar Colony area, police said today.
The girl's family and the accused were tenants in the same building, police said.
The accused used to play with the girl, who considered him "like her grandfather". So, the parents did not suspect anything when the accused took the girl to his house under the pretext of giving her sweets, police said.
Yesterday, the girl complained to her mother about pain in her private parts and her ordeal for a week. Her mother informed her husband who then called the police.
A medical examination of the girl confirmed sexual assault and a case under section 376, IPC (punishment for rape) and relevant sections of the POCSO Act was registered, said a senior police officer.
The accused was arrested last night from his residence.
The girl and her parents have started undergoing counselling sessions, police said.
The accused was living away from his family and was not employed anywhere, they added.
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