Police on Thursday arrested a youth on the charge of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl on Wednesday evening at Mathanala village under the Sukinda police station in the district.
The girl was allegedly kidnapped by accused Deepak Mohant (23) when she was going to watch a Jatra on Wednesday evening at Dudhijora village. Later, he allegedly raped her in an isolated place.
The girl informed about the incident to her father on Wednesday night, following which her father lodged an FIR with police station in this regard, said Sukinda police station IIC Bichitrananda Sethi.
Sethi said police have arrested the accused. The girl and the accused were taken to the Government hospital at Jajpur where doctors conducted their medical examinations.
Mohant was produced in the District Judge Court on Thursday. The court rejected his bail application and remanded him to judicial custody.