At a time when everybody is worried about the coronavirus outbreak, a 45-year-old married man allegedly raped a minor girl in a house he was staying on rent at Madhusudanpali here on Sunday. The Plant Site police arrested accused Ramesh Das on Monday.
Sources said Ramesh was staying alone in a rented house while his family in his village. He called the 10-year-old girl of a neighboring house after luring her with chocolates. When she came, he raped her.
After the girl narrated her ordeal before her parents, the latter lodged a complaint with the Plant Site police on Sunday night.
Acting on the complaint, the police arrested Ramesh and forwarded him to the court.