Police on Friday arrested a youth for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl under the Pattamundai police station in the district on Thursday.
The accused was identified as Lalu Mallick (24). The accused had entered the house of the victim when she was alone and her family members had gone out.
When Lalu was trying to escape from the spot, hearing the girl’s screams, the girl’s mother and some nieghbours managed to nab him. But the youth’s father arrived at the spot and threatened the victim’s family to hush up the matter.
But after the girl’s family lodged a complaint, Lalu was taken into custody by police and interrogated, said Kendrapada SP Niti Sekhar.
