New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old milkman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said. The incident took place on Saturday night in a locality, around 180 km away from the state capital Ranchi, a senior officer told PTI.
According to police, the girl was alone at home when the accused, who came to her residence to supply milk, took her to an adjacent under-construction house on the pretext of showing her something on the phone and then allegedly raped her.
"The girl was alone at home when the accused came to her residence to supply milk. She was lured with a promise of showing something on the milkman's mobile phone. The accused took her to an adjacent under-construction house where he allegedly committed the crime," additional superintendent of police Rishav Garg was quoted by PTI.
When the parents learned about the incident, they lodged a complaint with the Town Police Station.
"Taking swift action, the accused was arrested and forwarded to jail on Sunday," he said.
The child was sent to Medininagar Medical College and Hospital for examination, the officer told PTI.
In an unrelated incident, a man was arrested for an alleged sexual assault of a minor in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra. The incident took place when the minor’s parents were not home, police told ANI.
"Taking advantage of their absence, the accused barged into the house and sexually assaulted the minor," Vikas Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Agra said, reported ANI.
According to the DCP, the accused was tracked by scanning CCTV footage in the area and arrested.
A case was registered against the man under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Children from the Sexual Offences Act.