A teenager was arrested on Tuesday on charges of raping a minor girl and sodomising another in an East-Delhi area, police said.
According to police, the 14 year old accused had lured the girls six and eight-year old respectively to his house in Kalyanpuri locality on June 3 and committed the crime.
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He then threatened them to keep the incident a secret.
However, the incident came to light three days back when the health of the six year old girl worsened and her parents took her to a local NGO for treatment.
When asked persistently, the girl revealed the incident, following which the accused was arrested and sent to the local juvenile home, they added.
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