8-year-old girl sexually assaulted in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a minor boy in north Delhi, police said on Thursday.

According to police, the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon.

"We received a police control room call regarding the incident on Wednesday afternoon following which a police team was dispatched to the spot in Adarsh Nagar area,” said a senior police official.

"The medical examination of the victim was conducted after which a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act was registered. The accused, who is also a minor, has been apprehended," said the official.

During the initial probe, it was revealed that the boy and the girl were known to each other.

"Both used to play in a park. On Wednesday afternoon, the accused took her to a place near railway tracks where he sexually assaulted her," the official added.