New Delhi: An infant girl, sleeping on footpath was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a man, who then left her in a critical condition, near the tracks of Old Delhi Railway Station, police said Sunday.
The accused, a 24-year-old drug addict, identified as Anil, was arrested later in the morning. The girl was allegedly kidnapped while she was sleeping with her mother on a footpath in north Delhi’s Kotwali area.
The girl’s mother woke up around 2.30 am and found the girl missing and started looking for her.
It was revealed that she had been sexually assaulted and the accused dumped her near the railway tracks from where she was rescued by a team of police personnel.
The police identified the accused by scanning CCTV footage.
Following this, a trap was laid at various temples and gurudwara where street dwellers usually come for food and subsequently the accused was nabbed, the officer said adding the accused used to collect garbage for a living and also worked as a waiter during wedding season.
Agencies