In yet another incident of sexual assault against minor girls, a five-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two minor boys in Kantaballabhapur under the Sadar police station in the district late on Wednesday night.
The incident occurred when the two minor boys, aged 11 and 13, allegedly sexually assaulted the minor girl, who happens to be their neighbour.
The girl’s mother lodged a complaint at the Sadar police station in the morning following which police detained the two minors and initiated an investigation into the incident.
Police have registered a case in this connection while the girl was sent to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for medical examination and her statement recorded under Section 164 CrPC.
Jagatsinghpur SDPO Sujogya Mishra said, “Two minor boys have sexually abused the five-year-old girl. The victim and the accused were sent for medical examination. As per preliminary investigation, the girl has alleged that she was raped but we are waiting for the report.”
In another incident, the Nilgiri police in Baleswar district on Thursday apprehended a 37-year-old man on the charge of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. The accused Guba Sigh of Ghataghara Sahi was lodged in police custody, said sources.