New Delhi, April 24: A six-year-old girl was allegedly molested by the son of a tuition teacher in south Delhi, police said on Wednesday. The officials said that they had apprehended accused Hom Singh, 32, a resident of Sangam Vihar, in connection with the incident. Delhi Shocker: Man’s Body Found Hanging With Iron Grill at Under-Construction Flyover in Moti Nagar Area, Suicide Suspected; Disturbing Video Surfaces

"On Tuesday, at around 5.30 p.m., a police control room (PCR) call regarding a sexual assault of a six-year-old girl was received at Sangam Vihar police station. The woman caller, also a resident of the same locality, reported that her daughter went for tuition on the next street as usual but came back earlier than usual," a senior police official said. Delhi Shocker: Siblings Found Dead at Their House in Pandav Nagar Area, Father’s Body Recovered From Railway Tracks Later

On questioning, the woman's daughter told her that the son of the tuition teacher disrobed and kissed her. "On the statement of the complainant, a case under Sections 354, 354-B, 342 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 10 of the Pocso Act has been registered and investigation is underway," the official added.

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