A 25-year-old youth was assaulted by locals for allegedly sexually abusing a child in Jharkhand's Chanho on Friday. The accused was rescued from the angry mob by a police team who later reached the spot.
According to reports coming from Ranchi, the shocking incident happened during a wedding reception. The accused got the child's attention with a mango. The five-year-old gold was taken to a garden a little far and allegedly raped, news agency PTI said in a report. The accused was in an inebriated state while committing the crime, the report added.
The girl as well as the accused hailed Chanho which falls within the borders of Ranchi but is situated 50 kilometres from state headquarters. He was arrested under relevant sections of the BNS and POCSO Act.
"The medical examination of the victim was conducted last night. The accused has been arrested and he will be produced before the court of the judicial magistrate here on Saturday," Chanho Police Station in-charge Chandan Kumar Gupta told PTI.
