NEW DELHI: A 16-year-old girl was rescued from outer Delhi’s Mangolpuri after being sexually assaulted over a period of time by an acquaintance and his friends. The accused was also allegedly forcing her into prostitution DCP (outer) Seju Kuruvilla confirmed the developments and said that a 19-year-old youth has been arrested under sections of gang-rape (376D), causing hurt (323), criminal intimidation (506) and insulting modesty of woman (509) of the IPC, along with sections of the POCSO act.A preliminary probe has revealed that the survivor lived with her father, and a neighbor had introduced her to the accused.The woman told cops that she was allegedly raped several times by the youth at his place. Later on, she was raped by several other men who knew the accused. She told cops that she was beaten and threatened whenever she refused to comply with the demands. Cops suspect that the girl was being pushed into prostitution, as the accused had started taking money from people who would rape her at his house.The assault was discovered when the girl broke down in front of her family. She was taken to a hospital where doctors confirmed the assault. The police were informed and a case was registered. Based on the girl’s statement, the accused was arrested from his home. Police said he is unemployed and does odd jobs.The investigating officers are now scanning through the accused’s mobile phone to obtain more information and are in the process of identifying the other people who assaulted her.She is currently undergoing counselling to overcome the trauma. A manhunt has been launched to nab the remaining accused.

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