Delhi school sexual assault case: Bus driver arrested after 3-year-old identifies him

A case involving the sexual assault of a threeyearold nursery student at a private school in Delhis Bawana has come to light Police have arrested a school bus driver in connection with the incident officials said on MondayThe accused identified as Vikas had been working as a bus driver at the school for around eight months According to police he allegedly befriended the child by offering her chocolates and subsequently sexually abused her on multiple occasionsPolice arrested Vikas from the school premises after the childs identity and allegations were established during the investigationThe case came to light on the night of August 19 when the childs family noticed injury marks on her body and became concerned about her conditionWhen the childs mother questioned her about what had happened the girl reportedly spoke about a bad uncle at her school who used to give her chocolates As the threeyearold was unable to identify the man by name the family approached the school administration and sought its help in finding out who the person wasOn August 24 the child was shown photographs of school staff and CCTV footage from the school premises as part of efforts to identify the person she had mentioned Police said the girl identified Vikas as the man she had referred to as the bad uncleFollowing the identification the school informed the police about the matter An FIR was subsequently registered under the relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act following which the accused school bus driver was arrestedAccording to the allegations being investigated by police the accused followed the girl when she was going towards the bathroom He allegedly offered her chocolates and then touched her inappropriately under the stairs of the schoolDuring the investigation police also seized the accuseds mobile phone Officials said the device contained several videos showing him feeding chocolates to young childrenPolice are now working to identify the children seen in those videos The children are also being counselled as part of the ongoing investigation and to ensure their safety and wellbeingInvestigators have also collected and seized CCTV footage from cameras installed at different locations on the school premises The footage is being examined to establish the sequence of events and determine whether there were any other instances involving the accusedFurther investigations are underway and details are awaitedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever