A 35-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old.....

Delhi: Man arrested for rape of six-year-old

A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl, who was found lying unconscious at a secluded spot in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area, police said in Delhi on Monday.

The accused, identified as Ashok, is a labourer who was working at a construction site in Baba Haridas Nagar, where the girl lives with her family. On Friday evening, he allegedly lured the girl with toffees while she was playing outside her house and took her to a secluded spot in Chhawla, where he allegedly raped her, said a police officer.

Ashok, who is a native of Etah in Uttar Pradesh, is also a drug addict and was temporarily living near Baba Haridas Nagar area. When the girl turned unconscious after the sexual assault, Ashok left her behind the bushes and fled the spot.

When Ashok was questioned, he told the police that he picked up the girl around 7 PM on Friday from outside her house. He was arrested and brought to Delhi yesterday, the officer added.A case of abduction was registered immediately, said the police officer.

On Saturday, a four-year-old girl was found brutally raped at northwest Delhi's Keshav Puram area. The girl was also reported missing since Friday evening. She is admitted in a hospital with severe injuries and has gone through a series of complicated surgeries.