Chandrapur: Ramnagar police arrested a 21-year-old man for raping a two-year-old girl in Shengaon village on Jiwti hillocks on Sunday.
Accused Ashok Pawar works as a farm labourer with the victim’s father. He took the girl on his bike to a secluded place and raped her. The matter came to light after the accused came back with the girl. The victim’s parents lodged a complaint with Jiwti police. The girl was taken to a rural hospital in Jiwti from where she was shifted to Chandrapur GMCH for treatment.
After the accused fled to Chandrapur, Jiwti cops alerted Ramnagar police who made the arrest. Offences pertaining to rape as well as the POCSO Act were registered against the accused.