India, Aug. 22 -- A 30-year-old factory worker was arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl and threatening her in an abandoned building in Narela Industrial Area, outer Delhi, on Wednesday night. The suspect was caught at the crime scene by locals who assaulted him before handing him over to police.

The accused has been booked for rape and criminal intimidation under sections 65 and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. The case was registered at the Narela Industrial Area (NIA) police station.

Deputy commissioner of police (outer-north) Hareshwar V Swami confirmed that the NIA police station received information about the rape of a minor girl and ...