Police arrested a man for allegedly raping a 13-year-old mentally-challenged girl in Behramal in Jharsuguda district on Wednesday night. The accused was identified as lochan Patel (55).
Source said that on Wednesday at around 8 pm, the girl had gone to her neighbour’s house to watch movie when the accused, lochan Patel, raped her. When the girl did not return to her house, her mother went to the neighbour's house and found the girl crying. The victim informed her mother about her ordeal.
The girl’s mother approached the police late in night. On the basis of her complaint, police registered a case under the Prevention of children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Police station IIC Savitri Bal arrested the accused from his house and got him and the girl medically examined on Thursday. The accused would be sent to judicial custody on Friday, Bal informed.