Delhi govt official, wife sent to 14-day-custody in minor sexual assault case

Taking a serious note in the case, the chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on Monday suspended the government official involved in the sexual assault case till the investigation is pending. Now, in another big development in the case, the special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) judge of Tis Hazari Court on […]

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Taking a serious note in the case, the chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on Monday suspended the government official involved in the sexual assault case till the investigation is pending.

Now, in another big development in the case, the special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) judge of Tis Hazari Court on Wednesday sent suspended Delhi government official, Premoday Khakha, and his wife, Seema Rani, to 14 days of judicial custody till September 6, in connection with the rape of a minor girl.

Notably, it was alleged that the government official has sexually assaulted the minor over several months, resulting in her becoming pregnant. According to the police officials, the minor was living with Khakha following the death of her father, who was also a government employee in Delhi. She lived with the accused in Burari from October 2020 to February 2021.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi informed that investigation is underway.

Meanwhile, the chairperson for the Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, on Wednesday sent a notice to Delhi Police seeking details of the accused.