Eight-year-old raped in Odisha’s Balasore district

On the basis of an FIR lodged by the girl’s family yesterday, the accused was arrested, they said adding further investigation is in progress. The accused was beaten up by villagers and he was admitted to hospital, police said.

The incident came close on the heels of a 4-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth in Nilagiri area of the district on April 13. The issue of the two rapes was raised in the state Assembly by the opposition parties today.