New Delhi: A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a school cab driver in outer Delhi’s Bawana, following which police arrested the suspect.The suspect, identified as Vikas, has six criminal cases, including those of theft, police said.The cops got information about the alleged assault on Aug 24. The girl is a student of a private school in outer Delhi. Her parents noticed injury marks on her body and a change in her behaviour. When they asked her about it, she told them about the incident and said the cab driver had touched her inappropriately. The parents alerted the school management and police.“The complainant alleged that her minor daughter… had been sexually assaulted by a staff member,” DCP (outer north) Shobhit D Saksena said. He also threatened her.Police have registered a case under the Pocso Act and Section 74 of BNS, which deals with assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty. A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed too.A senior police officer said the child was initially unable to identify or name the suspect. Police showed her photographs and CCTV footage from the school, following which she identified the man as the “bad uncle who gave chocolates”.According to police, Vikas lured the girl with chocolates and sexually assaulted her on the school premises. “The minor has claimed that she was abused at least twice,” police added. The driver had been working with the school since last year. Police are investigating if the girl was assaulted over the past few weeks too.The child was medically examined and her statement was recorded. Electronic evidence was also seized and was being examined.The school management and other staff were questioned to determine whether there had been any negligence. The cops are checking the documents to ascertain whether the driver had been verified.The incident has also raised concerns over the engagement of unverified personnel by some schools, police said.Police have advised schools to engage only police-verified personnel, including drivers, helpers, security guards and Group-D employees, and avoid hiring unverified staff.They also advised schools to use only registered commercial vehicles with valid permits, ensure that CCTV cameras are functioning and the footage is backed up, and female staff are present along with children.
