• Source:JND

Delhi: In a distressing incident, Two men, one of whom is a bank employee, have been arrested for raping a 13-year-old girl after forcing her to drink alcohol in Delhi.

According to an NDTV report, authorities stated on Thursday that Rishabh, a bank employee, and Narottam, a local salon owner, enticed the girl to an abandoned house in Raja Vihar, located in outer north Delhi, on December 20. There, they forced her into consuming alcohol and raped her.

Police officials said they received a call the same evening and the girl's father told them that she appeared drunk.

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Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Hareshwar Swami said that "During subsequent enquiry and recording of the victim's statement, a more serious offence was revealed."

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A case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita the next day and the two men were arrested on Thursday.


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