New Delhi: A teenage girl allegedly raped in the national capital for the past year, an official said on Tuesday.
According to the official, the victim has filed a complaint against a boy who was identified as Himanshu at the Barakhamba road police station in the city.
The victim alleged that the defendant repeatedly raped him for the past year starting from August 2020.
In his complaint, the 15-year-old girl said that accusing Himanshu raped him for the first time in the Kohli art gallery at Connaught Place, which is located in the center of Delhi.
The victim said that he was drunk at that time and the defendant used him to commit a crime.
After that, the accused of Himanshu committed a crime on several occasions in various places in the city.
The victim alleged that he was raped several times in Dwarka, which is located in West Delhi and stalls adjacent to the border touching Haryana.
The police have registered FIR below 376 from Indian Criminal Code and under the protection of children from the sexual law (Pocso).
“After investigating this case, the police arrested Himanshu who was accused and produced it in court who sent it to police custody,” the official added.
According to data recently released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the National Capital recorded the highest number of crimes against women among all metropolitan cities in the country.
(The identity of the victim has not been disclosed to protect his privacy in accordance with the direction of the Supreme Court about cases related to sexual violence)