Delhi School Cab Driver Arrested for Alleged Assault of Three-Year-Old Student

A cab driver employed at a Delhi school was arrested for allegedly assaulting a three-year-old student. (Representational image)

NEW DELHI: Police arrested a cab driver employed at a private school in Delhi's Bawana area in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old nursery student. According to police, the accused allegedly lured the minor girl with chocolates and touched her inappropriately on several occasions.

The incident came to light after the girl's mother noticed a change in her behaviour and questioned her. The child told her mother about a "bad uncle" at the school who would give her chocolates. As she was unable to identify the individual, her parents informed the school administration.

On August 24, the school authorities showed the child photographs and CCTV footage, through which she identified the accused driver. Police were subsequently informed and an FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The accused was later arrested from the school premises.

Preliminary investigation revealed that he had been working as a cab driver at the school for the past eight months. "CCTV footage shows the accused roaming around the school premises with chocolates in his pocket. It is alleged that he followed the minor when she went to the washroom, offered her chocolate, and assaulted her under the staircase," a police official said.

Police have also seized the accused's mobile phone, which reportedly contained several videos of him offering chocolates to other small children. The police are working to identify the other children seen in the videos so they can be provided necessary counselling. CCTV footage from the school has also been taken into custody as part of the ongoing investigation. (With inputs from ANI)