New Delhi: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her father in northeast Delhi. He has been arrested, police said.The case came to light after a complaint was received from the girl’s mother after the child confided to her. Police spoke to the girl and took her statement before apprehending her father and questioning him. He allegedly confessed to the crime.The child underwent medical examination, and the local child welfare committee was informed. A case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.In a similar case, in July, a man was accused of sexually assaulting his 13-year-old daughter in northwest Delhi while his wife and son were away. In another incident, a 14-year-old girl had filed a complaint at a central Delhi police station alleging that her father had repeatedly sexually assaulted her over two weeks while her mother was away.
