A 48-year-old man was arrested for raping a minor on the outskirts of Jharsuguda town. The accused happens to be the neighbor of the girl.
Taking advantage of the absence of the family members of the girl, Pradeep Bag (48), lured the girl to his house on the pretext of giving good food.
However, he raped the girl inside his house. At the screaming of the girl, villagers and neighbours gathered at the spot, rescued her and caught hold of the man.
They put a chain of shoes round his neck and made him to move round the village and then handed him over to the police. The police sent the girl and the man for medical examination and arrested the man.