Hindustan Times (Delhi)

DJ molests minor in Gurgaon hotel

- Abhishek Behl abhishek.behl@hindustant­imes.com

THE FOURYEAROL­D GIRL ACCIDENTAL­LY ENTERED THE MEN’S WASHROOM WHERE THE ACCUSED MOLESTED HER. THE GIRL’S FATHER CAUGHT THE ACCUSED

GURGAON: A man was arrested for allegedly molesting a four-yearold girl inside the toilet of a hotel in Sector 15 on Sunday night.

Police said the accused, who is a disc jockey (DJ), took advantage of the girl and “digitally penetrated her” when she had accidental­ly entered the male toilet while playing with other children.

Immediatel­y, after the incident, the minor girl, who was in pain, alerted her father and told him about the incident. Immediatel­y, the father rushed inside the washroom, where he saw the accused trying to escape and caught hold of him. He called the police. The accused,identified as Rohit, a resident of Palwal, has been arrested.

“A case was registered at Civil Lines police station against the accused,” said Ravinder Kumar, PRO, Gurgaon police. Rohit has been booked under Section 6 of the Pocso Act. He was produced in the court and sent to jail on Monday.

As per the complaint by the victim’s father, they were attending a marriage function at the hotel, when the incident took place. The accused was already present inside the men’s toilet, when the girl entered it by mistake.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a man was booked for allegedly molesting a woman and threatenin­g her in a village under the jurisdicti­on of Rajendra park police station.

The accused who belongs to the same village allegedly groped her on Saturday and threatened her of dire consequenc­es if she told anyone.

A case was registered against the accused under section 354, 506 of IPC. Police said the matter is being probed.

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