The father of the girl alleged that the accused had molested earlier as well. (Representational)
A 67-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting a girl in southeast Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when the 11-year-old girl had gone to buy grocery items from a shop owned by the accused, they said.
However, the matter came to light only after a purported video of the incident, which was recorded by another man, went viral on social media. Following this, the girl's father lodged a complaint with the police on Tuesday.
"The accused touched her inappropriately on the pretext of showing her some other things she could buy," said a senior police officer.
The police are also likely to arrest the man who captured the incident on his cell phone and circulated it.
The girl's father alleged that the accused had molested his daughter on earlier occasions.
"He also claimed that his neighbour, with whom he has a property dispute, filmed the incident and circulated the video with an intention of spoiling his reputation," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Romil Baaniya said.