NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old autorickshaw driver has been arrested for allegedly molesting a schoolgirl in south Delhi’s Saket area. Police said the girl had hired the auto to meet her mother in Lajpat Nagar. The accused has been identified as Shahrukh. Police said the incident took place on September 30 when the girl took an auto from her school in Saket to meet her mother who was at Central Market in Lajpat Nagar. “During journey, the auto driver misbehaved with her by talking inappropriately, passing lewd and obscene/sexual comments. He even touched her with an intention to outrage her modesty. The victim was shocked and somehow managed to escape from the auto near Lajpat Nagar Metro Station. The driver fled too. A case under appropriate sections of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO was registered at Saket police station and investigation taken up. A dedicated team was formed to nab the accused,” said Chandan Chowdhary, DCP, South. Footage from hundreds of CCTV cameras was analysed and the team succeeded in identifying the registration number of the alleged auto. The details of the autorickshaw were collected from the department concerned and a raid was conducted in Trilokpuri area, but the accused was not found living at the said address. Later on, the details from the finance office were obtained on October 11 and around 5:30 pm, a trap was laid and the accused nabbed. The autorickshaw has also been seized. (The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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