Investigation into the alleged rape of a four-year-old girl at a school premises in the city began on Monday as a three-member team comprising officials of the Khordha Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the Child line visited the educational institution.
The team held discussions with the school authorities and questioned some of its staffs, sources said.
Notably, the victim studying at the private English-medium school at Gangapada under the Chandaka police limits was allegedly raped by Bijay Maharana, driver of the bus operated by the school, on August 25.
The matter came to light after the girl studying in Kindergarten (KG) II narrated her ordeal to her parents. The parents lodged a complaint at the Mahila police station, following which the driver and the helper of the school bus were detained and subjected to interrogation.
A day after the incident, the Commissionerate police had arrested Maharana and forwarded him to court.
The accused was booked under Sections 376 (2) (1) of the IPC.