A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth of Digi village in Gangapur area of Ganjam district on Sunday.
Acting on a complaint lodged by victim’s father at the Gangapur police station on Monday, police arrested accused Santosh Pradhan (20). The victim girl was admitted at the Bhanjanagar Sub-Divisional Hospital and later referred to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.
Police said the accused raped her on the outskirts of Digi village after luring her. The detail of the incident would be known only after talking to the minor girl after she recovers and interrogating the accused person, said Gangapur police station IIC Chitta Ranjan Behera.