Jajpur: Police Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl in Odisha’s Jajpur district.
The accused was identified as Uttam Singh of Nuagaon village in the same district, police said.
According to a FIR filed by the victim’s mother, her 14-year-old daughter was sleeping alone Monday night when Singh entered her room by breaking a window and raped her.
The victim’s mother filed a First Information Report (FIR) with Tomka police, following which Singh was arrested.
A case has been registered against Singh under relevant sections of the BNS and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, police said.
Both the victim and the accused underwent medical examinations at a government hospital in Sukinda, said Pramodini Sahoo, the inspector-in-charge of Tomka police station.
The accused was presented before a local court which sent him to 14 days judicial custody, police added.
PTI
