The Simulia police on Tuesday arrested a 26-year-old man for raping a minor girl at Abujana village under Simulia block in Baleswar district on September 23. Later the victim committed suicide on September 29.
The accused, Buddhiram Nayak of Abujana village, was arrested and forwarded to court under the POCSO Act, said IIC Santosh Kumar Parida.
According to a complaint lodged by victim’s mother, Budhiram had sexually assaulted her daughter on September 23 and she committed suicide on September 29 after being unable to bear humiliation of local people.