Dindori (MP), Oct 7 (PTI) A six-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a man residing in her neighbourhood in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district, police said on Monday.
The girl’s condition was serious and she was referred to a hospital in Jabalpur, they said, adding the 21-year-old accused has been arrested.
The incident took place on Sunday under Shahpura police station area, an official said.
The victim was staying with her maternal grandparents. While she was alone at home, the accused entered the house and raped her, Shahpura police station in-charge Shivlal Markam said.
The victim’s grandmother was working in the backyard and her grandfather was also not at home, he said.
A girl in the neighbourhood saw the victim lying injured and informed her grandmother, the official said.
The victim was bleeding from her private parts when her grandmother reached there, he said. The woman subsequently approached police.
The victim was immediately taken to the district hospital from where she was referred to a medical facility in Jabalpur due to her serious condition, the official said. PTI COR ADU GK
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