Odisha: Man arrested for rape attempt on minor

KENDRAPARA: Police have arrested a 30-year-old  man on charges of trying to rape a 10-year-old girl at Tinimuhani Chowk under Kendrapara town police limits on Sunday.  The accused has been identified as Kalindi  Rout. The victim girl was begging at the street at Tinimuhani when the incident took place. The  accused  caught hold of the girl and tried to rape her after taking her to an isolated place by offering her Rs 10. Hearing her screams, locals rushed to the spot and detained the accused. 

Rout was booked  under Section 376/511 (attempted to rape) of IPC, Section 3 of   SC and ST Atrocity (Prevention ) Act and   Section 8 of  Protection of Children  from Sexual Offence Act , 2012. Both the victim  and the accused were medically examined at the district government hospital in Kendrapara, said Rajiv Lochana Panda,  Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Kendrapara.

In another case, a 13-year-old  boy was arrested on  Sunday on the charges of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl  on Saturday at  Tikhiri village under Marsaghai police station.   Police booked  the juvenile under Section 376 (rape) and sections 4 and 6 of   POCSO Act, 2012  and under the provisions of Juvenile   Justice Act. The victim girl was rushed to   government hospital  at Kendrapara, where doctors conducted her medical examination.