locals of the Ganapatinagar slum under the Nayapalli police limits here on Tuesday caught a local priest red-handed while he was allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl after calling her to a secluded place in the slum.
According to reports, the incident happened at 10 am when parents of the little girl were not present. Madhab Chandra Panda, the priest, called the little girl to lonely place and touched her private parts.
When the girl got pain, she cried and shouted for help. Some locals rushed to the isolated place and rescued the girl after nabbing the priest. The irate locals handed over Panda to the local police.
After getting information from the locals, parents of the girl went to the Mahila police station at the afternoon and lodged a complaint against the priest. The police have started investigation into the matter after lodging a case against Panda.