Debagada: A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in Odisha’s Debagada district, police said.
The incident reportedly took place in the jurisdiction of Debagada Adarsh police station when the child’s mother, who was living with her daughter at her parental home, had gone out for daily-wage work.
According to reports, the accused, identified as Goliyad Khan, allegedly took advantage of the child being alone at home. Khan, who was acquainted with the girl’s maternal uncle, allegedly took her to a secluded spot behind the house and sexually assaulted her.
When family members failed to find the child, they launched a search and later found her lying in a pool of blood behind the house. The family rushed her to Debagada District Headquarters Hospital and alerted the police.
As her condition was critical, she was subsequently shifted to VIMSAR in Burla for advanced medical treatment.
Police arrested the accused and initiated an investigation into the incident.
Khan, a native of Ghuntuliposhi village under Kundheigola police station limits, was reportedly staying with his aunt at Jangalikudar village in Debagada and working as a tailor.
