Delhi man held for molesting, threatening 12-year-old girl: Police

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly molested by a middle-aged man in Nand Nagri area of Delhi, police said on Tuesday, adding that the accused also purportedly threatened to kill her if she narrated the ordeal to anyone.

According to the Delhi Police, the accused, identified as 38-year-old Mohammad Imam alias Imamuddin, allegedly molested the minor girl on May 6 when the child went to a nearby shop owned by the accused, to buy some provisions. Imamuddin also allegedly threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident.

Citing a complaint filed the girl’s family, a senior police official said the incident came to light after the minor told her parents about the incident on Monday (May 8), adding that based on the complaint, police swung into action, lodged an FIR against the accused and arrested him.

As per the complaint, the victim initially hesitated to tell her parents about the incident fearing reprisal from the accused who had warned her of dire consequences and threatened to kill her if she told anyone.

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However, the girl’s mother noticed that something was off and convinced her minor daughter to narrate the ordeal, following which the family filed a police complaint against Imamuddin.

The official said that a case has been registered against the accused various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and other sections of the Indian penal code (IPC), adding that further investigation in the case is underway.

Citing police records, an official of the Delhi Police said that the accused, Imamuddin, is a known ‘bad character, and has eighteen cases criminal cases filed against him at the Nand Nagri police station.

He said that Imamuddin has previously been booked under the Arms Act and the cases against him include that of robbery, criminal assault, burglary, among others.

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