The Delhi Police have arrested a 54-year-old British national, following a shocking allegation on him about sexually assaulting three visually-impaired minor inmates of the National Association for the Blind (NAB) in south Delhi's RK Puram.
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According to police, the accused has been identified as Murray Denis Ward. He used to?frequently?visit the Institute. Police said that Ward had been associated with NAB as a regular donor for almost nine years.
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Ward, who was subsequently arrested, allegedly inappropriately touched the three NAB inmates on September 2, the police said. It was found that the accused had taken the inmates inside a room where he touched their private parts and tried to force himself on them, they added.
However, a caretaker at the institute came there and Ward left the place. The three minors narrated their ordeal to the caretaker who informed the authorities about Ward's behaviour.
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The institute then informed the police and the accused was arrested. He was produced before a court and is currently in police custody. Police initially suspected it to be a case of sodomy. Police were probing whether he had sexually assaulted any other child at NAB since he was a regular visitor there. They were also questioning staff members whether they had seen Ward misbehaving with any other inmate.
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His cell phone was being examined, the police said, adding that they had found a couple of "objectionable" video clips from his laptop. It is suspected that he had shared some clips through WhatsApp.
Ward, a native of Gloucestershire, the United Kingdom, had been working with Sterlite Technology Limited in Gurgaon till April. He had suffered a paralytic attack in February and has been under treatment since then. He was staying alone here while his family is in the UK. Police suspect that he is a paedophile.