New Delhi, July 19: In a terrifying case from Delhi, a man has been accused of sexually assaulting his own 13-year-old daughter in the Jahangirpuri area of the National Capital, officials said on Sunday, adding that the accused is currently absconding.

According to the police, a case has been registered under the POCSO Act following a complaint at Mahindra Park police station by the mother of the victim. Following this, the father was reported to be on the run.

The complainant stated that her father, Shakir Ali, resides at Badli Village with her grandmother, while she lives with her mother and her 10-year-old brother in Jahangirpuri.

The survivor alleged that on July 7, her father came to their residence when her mother and brother were not at home.

“During this time, he allegedly established forcible physical relations with her against her will and threatened to kill her and her mother if she disclosed the incident to anyone,” she was quoted by the police as saying.

“The accused is absconding, and efforts are being made to trace and apprehend him,” officials said.

Further details in the case are awaited.

This comes just months after a man was arrested for sexually assaulting his 13-year-old stepdaughter in Delhi.

The minor girl was pregnant after being subjected to the heinous crime by her stepfather.

When the police reached the spot, they took the girl to a safe environment.

In the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the accused, who was residing with the victim, had been sexually assaulting the girl for over a year.

The officials shifted the girl to a hospital where the doctors confirmed that she was about five months pregnant.

New Delhi, July 19: In a decisive operation aimed at protecting children from online sexual exploitation and strengthening digital safety, the capital’s Central District Police arrested 10 accused in a coordinated enforcement drive against accessing, uploading, and circulating Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM), officials said on Sunday.

An official statement said that the operation was initiated following detailed analysis of digital indicators and international cyber tip-line inputs, which pointed towards illegal online activities involving CSEAM. Subsequent technical verification confirmed the transmission of prohibited material, leading to the registration of criminal cases and coordinated action across the district.

To ensure simultaneous action against multiple identified targets, dedicated police teams were constituted across all police stations in the Central District. The operation was conducted under the overall supervision of Delhi’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Crime) Rohit Rajbir Singh.

According to investigators, the police teams conducted coordinated field operations at different locations over the last five days based on technical intelligence, digital scrutiny, and electronic tracing, which resulted in the identification and apprehension of the accused persons.

A total of 10 FIRs have been registered under the relevant provisions of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and the Information Technology Act at various Police Stations (PS), including – PS IP Estate, PS Paharganj, PS Jama Masjid, PS Kamla Market, PS Patel Nagar and PS Chandni Mahal.

Accordingly, a total of 10 accused persons have been arrested during the coordinated drive.

The arrested accused were found to be directly linked to the uploading and circulation of Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM). Their identities are being dealt with in accordance with the ongoing investigation and applicable legal provisions.

Police said that mobile phones used by the accused persons and other digital hardware used in the commission of the offences have been seized during the investigation.

All seized devices have been secured and are being subjected to comprehensive forensic examination.

Further investigation into the case is underway as technical experts are conducting detailed forensic analysis of the seized electronic devices and auditing additional digital footprints.

Sustained legal proceedings are also underway, and the teams are continuously monitoring additional internet footprints. As the technical analysis of the remaining datasets progresses, further arrests are likely in these cases, officials said.

New Delhi, July 19: In a significant breakthrough, the Delhi Police cyber cell has solved a cheating and sextortion case involving around Rs 5.80 lakh and arrested three youths, officials said on Sunday.

An official statement said that the Cyber Police Station of the national capital’s north-east district solved the case registered vide e-FIR No. 00126/2026 under Sections 308/318(4)/319/340 BNS, by arresting three accused persons for their involvement in a sextortion-based cyber fraud.

The arrested accused have been identified as 18-year-old Rajesh, 22-year-old Kunal and 23-year-old Imran. All of them are residents of Haryana’s Faridabad.

According to the police, the complainant, K.L. Tripathi, a resident of Delhi’s Ganga Vihar area, reported that on May 6, he received a WhatsApp video call from an unknown woman who impersonated one of his social media friends. She lured him into removing his clothes during the call and secretly recorded an obscene video.

Thereafter, Tripathi said that he continued to receive calls from various unknown numbers, with the callers posing as police officers, social media officials, and government authorities. They threatened to make the video viral, implicate him in legal proceedings, and have him arrested unless he paid money.

Under constant intimidation and fear, the complainant transferred approximately Rs 5.80 lakh in multiple instalments through different bank accounts, UPI IDs, and QR codes.

Upon realising that he had been duped, Tripathi approached the Cyber Police Station and lodged a complaint.

Officials said that subsequently, a dedicated team led by Inspector Rahul Kumar (SHO/Cyber), comprising Sub Inspector Mohit, ASI Manoj, Head Constable Sandeep, Constable Kapil, and Ct. Abhishek was formed, and they launched a meticulous financial and technical investigation.

The team traced a portion of the cheated amount to mule bank accounts belonging to accused Rajesh and Kunal.

The accused, Rajesh, was arrested on June 17. After further investigation and drawing a detailed analysis of the financial trail, another account holder, Kunal, was identified and arrested. Based on his disclosure, the third accused, Imran, who was involved in withdrawing the cheated money from ATMs, was also apprehended.

A mobile phone, along with a SIM card, used in the commission of the crime, was recovered from the third accused.

During sustained interrogation, the accused disclosed the involvement of a well-organised sextortion syndicate operating from the Mewat region of Rajasthan.

Investigators have not found any previous criminal involvement of any of the three arrested accused.