5-year-old raped, accused arrested within hours

Chandrapur: The Shegaon police have arrested a 28-year-old man within hours of allegedly raping a five-year-old girl, reports Mazhar Ali.
The accused, Ganesh Gajbhe, allegedly picked up the girl who was returning home from a festive feast and forced himself upon her at a cattle shed in Arjuni village, 15km from Warora taluka headquarters.
Official sources said that the survivor had fallen behind her mother and elder sister while returning from the feast in the village at 9pm on Sunday.
A woman passing by the shed allegedly saw the accused sexually exploiting the girl. The woman immediately informed the girl’s family who rushed to rescue her but the accused managed to flee.
Later, the girl’s mother took her to Shegaon police station and filed a complaint. Cops registered offence under section 376 (a) (b), 376 (2) (j) and relevant sections of POCSO Act against Gajbe.
PI, Shegaon, Avinash Meshram launched a manhunt and arrested Gajbhe. PSI Pravin Jadhav is conducting investigations.