The accused in the rape of an eight-year-old girl on July 20 near the Angul bus-stand was arrested on Tuesday.
He was identified as Sibu Patnaik, a resident of Amlapada of the town.
Sources said Sibu got out of his house between 2 am and 4 am and found a minor girl sleeping on the verandah of a shop.
He allegedly abducted her and took her behind a nearby Aahaar Centre.
There, he assauulted her and threatened to kill her if she screamed.
He then allegedly raped her and dumped her in a garbage dump.
“We formed four teams to nab the culprit. All evidences point towards his involvement. Sibu has been charged under Sections 363, 370-A, 370-B, 307 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act. We are forwarding him to court. We would file the chargesheet within 15 days and put in all efforts for a speedy trial,” said
Angul SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra