A 27-year-old pizza delivery boy was arrested on Sunday after he reportedly molested a five-year-old girl in Hari Nagar Ashram in south Delhi.





The accused has been identified as Amit, who worked at Domino’s Pizza, Lajpat Nagar. The Dakshinpuri-resident has been booked under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.



“The accused was arrested from near the pizza outlet in Lajpat Nagar. The girl’s family lodged an FIR around 2 pm and we arrested the man within an hour,” said a senior police official.



The accused had gone to deliver pizza around noon at the building where the minor lived.



“The man had delivered pizzas, and was descending from the third floor of the residential building when he took hold of the child. He switched off the lights and molested the child in the staircase. He fled after the crime,” said the minor’s uncle.



Members of the girl’s family said she looked shaky when she returned home.

“Seeing the child frightened, her mother started asking what had happened. She was unable to express herself initially. After some time, she told her mother the pizza delivery boy had touched her inappropriately in the staircase,” said Sharma.



The family first went to the pizza outlet where the accused worked. They said the outlet was trying to protect the accused and had helped him flee when they arrived. Following this, the family called up the police control room and then registered a first information report (FIR).



Meanwhile Domino’s Pizza issued a statement in the evening on the incident, saying: “Jubilant FoodWorks Limited (JFL) / Domino’s Pizza would like to state that it has been brought to our notice that one of our delivery boys from the Lajpat Nagar restaurant, New Delhi, has been accused of conducting himself in an unlawful manner. The matter is currently being investigated by the law enforcement authorities, and we are extending our full cooperation to ensure that a thorough investigation is carried out.”

