40-yr-old man arrested for molesting minor niece

40-yr-old man arrested for molesting minor niece
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A girl, who went missing last week from outer Delhi and was subsequently found from Punjab, has accused her uncle of molesting her, police said on Thursday.

New Delhi: A girl, who went missing last week from outer Delhi and was subsequently found from Punjab, has accused her uncle of molesting her, police said on Thursday.

On June 14, a 40-year-old woman had approached the Kanjhawla Police Station, alleging that one Sanjit Ram had kidnapped her "daughters", aged 14 and 16 respectively.

Multiple teams were formed to trace the girls as well as the accused, the police said, adding that a number of suspects were interrogated, and the location of Ram's mobile phone was detected.

The phone was found to be active in Dera Bassi in Punjab, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Rajendra Singh Sagar said.

The police carried out a search of the factories and houses in Dera Bassi, recovered the 16-year-old girl and nabbed the accused, Sagar said, adding that during investigation, it was revealed that the missing girls were daughters of the complainant's sister.

The parents of the girls had passed away and the complainant was taking care of them, the officer said. It also came to light that the girls had left the house on different dates -- the 14-year-old on May 24 and her elder sister on June 14 -- he added.

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