The Delhi Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a man for the abduction and rape of a five-year-old girl from Bhalswa last week.
Anil Pathak, the accused, was arrested after a team of 50 police personnel worked for several days on the case. The girl was abducted at around 5 pm on December 21, when she was playing near her home. She was found abandoned in a nearby park on December 22 morning.
A search operation was launched upon receiving information about the girl’s abduction, the police said.
The search continued through the night and she was found around 7 am on Thursday, December 22, in a park in the same area from where she was abducted.