New Delhi: In a shocking incident in central Delhi, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped, thrashed, and sexually harassed by a cab driver of her school, police said on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Vikki, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad, reported news agency PTI.
The victim's father, who is also the complainant, informed that he dropped his daughter off at her school on November 3 at around 7.20 am, but later got to know that she never reached inside the school, police said.
"The girl studies at a renowned school at Sansad Marg in Delhi. On November 3, when the girl did not attend school, her father got a message on his phone regarding her absence," police said, reported ANI.
"He informed the police and based on suspicion, he called the cab driver but he didn't answer the call. His suspicion deepened", said the police," they said.
On enquiry, the victim revealed that Vicky took her forcibly in his car from the school gate and also slapped her, according to PTI.
During the investigation, Vicky’s location was traced and he was arrested, police said.
"The police received the information regarding the cab driver's location. It was learned that the driver had dropped the girl near the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara and was about to abscond. The police reached there and arrested the accused", it added, reported ANI.
Police said that the victim was medically examined and a case under sections 363 (kidnapping), 354D (stalking), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), of the IPC and the POCSO Act has been registered against the accused, reported PTI.
According to the police, the accused wanted to 'befriend' the girl.
Earlier, the girl used to go to the school by the accused's cab. But when she complained to her father about his inappropriate behaviour, he started dropping his daughter at school.