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A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her mother’s 29-year-old live-in partner in Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
The crime took place in north Delhi’s Burari area on July 23 last year and the accused, Ankit Yadav, a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad, was arrested.
The accused, a bus driver working on a contract basis, was living with the victim’s mother for the past eight years. The mother had a son in this live-in relationship.
Police said the woman left her children at home on July 23, 2023, during which Ankit Yadav took advantage of the unattended kids and allegedly raped the girl. The accused threatened her and repeated his crime a few times.
The woman had three children from a previous marriage. She reported the matter to the police after coming to know about the incident, following which legal action was taken.
The medical examination and counselling of the rape survivor has been done, police said, adding that her statement under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was recorded.
A case was registered under sections 376 (rape), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, according to the police.
The accused was sent to judicial custody.
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