Bhubaneswar: Police on Wednesday arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl at Satya Nagar here.
The accused has been identified as Ajay Barik.
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According to available information, the 10-year-old girl was playing near her house on Tuesday when Barik, a neighbour, forcibly too her to a secluded place and raped her.
After coming to know about the matter, the family members of the victim lodged a complaint at Kharvel police station following which the accused was arrested.
In a similar incident on June 11, a middle-aged man identified as Arun Nayak was arrested by Mancheswar police here on charges of raping a differently-abled minor girl.
