A 26-year-old man was arrested on Monday on charges of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl in Jajpur district, police said.
The incident took place on Sunday. However, it came to the fore following a police complaint by the father of the victim on Monday, August 4.
According to the complaint, the accused had come to the village of the girl near Jajpur town during his visit to a relative’s house.
On Sunday afternoon, the accused took the girl to a nearby market on the pretext of buying her chocolate and sexually assaulted her there.
Later, he dropped the girl off at her house before the evening.
As the girl complained of pain during urination, the family members grew suspicious. When asked, the minor girl narrated the ordeal before the family.
The family confronted the relatives of the accused regarding the incident on Sunday night. However, they allegedly attacked the girl’s kin, who then sought the help of the police on Monday.
Meanwhile, the victim has been admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital.
“Based on the complaint, Jajpur Town police registered a case under the POCSO Act and BNS and arrested the accused,” said Jajpur SDPO P K Majhi.
Police also conducted medical examinations of both the accused and the victim. A court remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days.
