# Delhi father arrested for sexually assaulting 12-year-old daughter 2026-08-15T20:21:38+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 12-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her father in northeast Delhi, police said. The mother filed a complaint after the child confided in her. Police recorded the girl's statement, arrested the father, and he allegedly confessed to the crime. The girl underwent a medical examination, and the local child welfare committee was informed. A case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. Times of India reports similar cases in Delhi this year: a man accused of assaulting his 13-year-old daughter in July, and a 14-year-old who filed a complaint against her father for repeated assaults over two weeks. The father remains in custody. The next steps in the case have not been announced. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Delhi, POCSO Act Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-father-arrested-for-sexually-assaulting-12-year-old-daughter/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-father-arrested-for-sexually-assaulting-12-year-old-daughter/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/