GURGAON: A delivery boy was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old girl on the pretext of marriage, police said on Tuesday.
On April 7, the accused, Hari Mohan, kidnapped the teen on the pretext of marriage and then raped her before dropping outside home, the minor’s mother said in a complaint. An FIR was registered against Mohan under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act at DLF 3 police station on Monday and he was arrested, they said.
SHO (DLF 3) Rajender Singh said, “The accused used to work as a delivery boy and has confessed to the crime. He was produced in a city court and sent into judicial custody.”
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)