A minor girl was allegedly raped by a married man at a forest in the Khamar area of Angul district on Thursday.
Guru Badra of Bariha Munda village was arrested after the parents of the victim lodged a complaint with police.
According to reports, the 12-year-old girl was raped by the man while she was grazing goats at the forest near her house in afternoon.
The victim narrated the ordeal to her parents, following which they filed an FIR at the Khamar police station, on the basis of which the accused was arrested.
The girl and the accused have been sent for medical examination.
“The incident took place at around 4 pm yesterday.
The accused found her alone at the forest and raped her,” said Khamar police station IIC Santosh Kumar Mirdha.