Cuttack: In a horrifying incident, a six-year old girl was allegedly raped at Trisulia in Barang in Odisha's Cuttack district. The minor girl was admitted to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (Sishubhawan) in Cuttack in a critical state and has now been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital for treatment. The accused, who was absconding, was arrested after police formed a team and tracked his whereabouts. 

Parents of the victim, who are from Nayagarh and are working at a brick  have alleged that she was raped and that the accused hailed from Jharkhand and was working in the area. A complaint in this regard has been filed by them with Barang police and a case registered. 

As per the allegations of the parents, they were at work and the child was alone at home when the incident took place. They also claimed they knew the accused since he was working in the same locality. Sources said the district child welfare authorities will meet the family soon for details of the incident.

Addressing mediapersons, Cuttack DCP confirmed the incident and said efforts are on to nab the accused. "The accused is from Jharkhand and was working in Trisulia. He was also known to the family. He has been arrested and booked under POCSO Act, and will be produced in court," he said.