Delhi: E-rickshaw driver sexually assaults minor in Govindpuri

New Delhi: A 28-year-old man, employed as an e-rickshaw driver, was arrested by the Delhi Police on charges of raping a minor girl in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area.

"The 7-year-old girl was sexually assaulted a month back but the incident came to light last evening after her brother talked about it to his mother," police told media.

The girl was allegedly raped when she was on her way to buy sweets along with her brother, they said.

According to the complaint, the accused stopped the duo while they were on their way to buy sweets, and gave the girl's brother money to buy chocolates, while he took her to a vacant plot and raped her.

"When the brother came back, he found his sister crying and she shared her ordeal with him. The girl did not tell her parents about the incident since the accused had threatened her that he would rape her again if she revealed anything," police said.

A complaint was registered and the police arrested the accused. It is being probed whether he had sexually assaulted other children as well.