A 16-year-old boy was arrested and forwarded to court here on Monday on charges of raping a seven-year-old girl.
Sources said that Dinesh Mahanand, an inhabitant of Sector-6, Sarala Basti here, raped Gita (name changed) who resides with her mother in the same locality, on Saturday evening after luring her with chocolate. Taking advantage of her being alone at home, the accused took the victim to an isolated place and raped her, sources said. later, Gita narrated the incident to her mother, following which she lodged an FIR at Mahila police station on Sunday. “We have arrested Dinesh and forwarded him to juvenile court,” said Mahila police station IIC Prativa Majhi.