Man arrested for sodomising friend's child

A 40-year-old has been arrested for allegedly sodomising his friend's 10-year-old son and trying to murder him in southwest Delhi's Raj Nagar area. The accused, identified as Satish was arrested from his home after the victim's family lodged a complaint.

"The incident took place last evening when the accused, who is known to the victim's father, took the child with him on the pretext of fishing in Ghumenhera. At a secluded place, the accused sodomised the boy threatening him of dire consequences," said a senior police official.

As the boy fainted because of the assault, the accused thought that he had died and in bid to dress it up as a suicide, tried to hang the boy from a tree. Some passersby saw him doing so and rescued the child, the official said.

The accused then fled the scene while locals took the child home where he revealed his ordeal to his parents who then approached police. A police team arrested the accused  after registering case under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder), and 377 at Chhawla police station.

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