Bhadrak: A 24-year-old man was arrested on Friday morning for allegedly raping a minor girl in Keshpur village under Bhadrak Rural police limits here in Odisha on December 10 night.
The accused, identified as Nandu Das of Dhauli village under Simulia police limits in Balasore district, was nabbed by police when he was hiding in his sister’s house in Jalanga village in the same locality.
According to reports, the 10-year-old girl was alone at her home when the accused targeted her. Her parents were away from the house to attend a social function.
Traumatised over the incident, the girl remained silent for two days. However, she narrated the ordeal to her mother after her health condition deteriorated.
Later, the victim was admitted to District Headquarters Hospital in critical condition late last night. Her father lodged an FIR with the Bhadrak Rural Police in this connection.
The accused will be court forwarded today after his medical test, police said.
Ms Kalinga