In a shocking incident, a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a person late on Wednesday night in loco line Colony udder the Jatni police station in Khordha district. The victim was admitted at the Capital Hospital here in a critical condition and put on ventilator and is undergoing treatment for multiple injuries on her body.
The Jatni police on Thursday arrested accused Ahiraj Naik, who is a notorious criminal and has several criminal cases pending against him in different police stations.
Naik had allegedly dumped the girl after raping her brutally. locals rescued the victim lying in pool of blood early on Thursday morning and took her to the nearby hospital. After primary treatment, doctors referred her to the Capital Hospital after her condition deteriorated.
The incident has sent shock waves in the locality.