Class 12 student arrested for raping minor in Delhi

New Delhi: A class 12 student of a government school here has been arrested for sexually assaulting a kindergarten student of the same school, police said Thursday.

The five-year-old victim informed her parents about the incident that happened around Wednesday noon.

The victim's parents then approached the school principal.

The 19-year-old accused was caught Wednesday in the school, which is located in north Delhi's Civil Lines area.

Police said the accused assaulted the girl inside a classroom when other students were playing outside.

The primary school functions till noon, while senior classes continue till 3 p.m.