Suspended Women and Child Development department officer Premoday Khakha has been accused of allegedly raping a minor girl for several months and impregnating her.
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar area, police said on Saturday, adding that the accused was apprehended in Uttar Pradesh's Khora.
ACP Agrawal said: “We have lodged an FIR under IPC Section 376D pertaining to gangrape based on a complaint from the woman's kin. She had stated to them that two other persons other than Ajay had raped her.the FIR has been lodged against Ajay and two other unidentified persons.”
The Delhi Government had filed a plea seeking "leave to appeal" against a trial court judgment of November 15, 2016, acquitting a Muslim man of the offence punishable under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
According to the police, the woman then approached one of his friends to delete the photo. The second accused, on the pretext of helping her with the matter, also allegedly raped her and threatened her.