A youth allegedly raped a minor schoolgirl inside a toilet of an educational institution at Mirghaat village under the Dhusuri police station of the district on Monday.
Acting on a complaint lodged by the father of the eight-year-old girl, police on Tuesday arrested the accused identified as Shashikant Mallik (22).
According to reports, the youth forcibly took the minor girl into the toilet of the school during games period and raped her. He fled the spot after committing the crime. Later, a teacher of the school found the victim lying unconscious in the toilet and informed her family members about the incident.
When the girl narrated her ordeal to her parents, a police complaint was lodged.