A 44-year-old man was Saturday apprehended for allegedly sexually abusing his 17-year-old nephew in south Delhi’s Kotla Mubarak Pur, police said.
The police received a PCR call from the accused's wife regarding the incident, they added.
When a police team reached the spot, the caller woman, a slum resident in Sewa Nagar, produced her husband before them and accused him of committing sodomy with her sister's son, a senior police officer said.
The victim was taken to AIIMS hospital for medical examination, the officer said.
A case has been lodged against the accused under Sections 377 (unnatural offences) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act, he said.
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The accused has been apprehended and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
-With PTI Input
