A 65-year-old former Army jawan was arrested on Monday on the charge of raping a nine-year-old girl on Sunday evening at a village under the Balichandrapur police station in Jajpur district. The accused Jogendra Ray of Achutabasant village committed the rape while the girl was returning to her house. On Monday, the victim's mother filed an FIR against him alleging that her minor daughter was raped by the accused.
Police rushed to the area and arrested the accused. Further investigation in the case was on, said Balichandrapur police station IIC Sukant Patra.