Keonjhar: In a saddening incident, an elderly man allegedly raped and attempted to murder a minor girl in ward number 15 under Barbil police limits in the Keonjhar district.
Reportedly, a 10-year-old minor girl was tied by her hand and legs following which the accused elderly man allegedly raped her.
Following this, the accused attempted to kill her by smashing her with a huge piece of stone over the fear of getting exposed.
However, as the minor girl fainted on the spot, the accused man left her behind naked and escaped.
The locals spotted the minor girl naked and rushed her to the Department of Paediatrics of Government Medical College and Hospital in Keonjhar.
Later, the minor girl was shifted to District Headquarter Hospital (DHH) in a critical condition. The family has demanded the accused be arrested and severely punished.
Kalinga AI