9-year-old raped by elderly man in Odisha’s Angul

Kanhia: An elderly man allegedly raped a nine-year-old girl after luring her to provide a gift in Odisha’s Angul district today afternoon. As per reports, the elderly man, Dileswara Behera, aged 54 years, from Rengali area took the minor girl to his home at around 3 pm. He then raped the minor girl at his house.

As the minor girl returned home, she narrated her ordeal before family members. Along with villagers, the minor girl’s family members dragged the elderly man to the middle of the village and tied him to a pole. The villagers then beat up Dileswara black and blue.

Till filing of this report, police did not reach the spot even though the girl’s family members informed the Rengali Police Station about the matter.