Elderly man held forrape bid onminor

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Last Updated : Nov 09 2015 | 2:42 PM IST
A 60-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly tryingto rapean eight-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district, police said today.
Shatrughan Paswan, a retired SECL (South Eastern Coalfields Limited) employee, was yesterday arrested for rape bid on the minor girl, who resides in his neighbourhood in Old Mines Colony under Bhatgaon police station limits, SHO Pradyuman Tiwari said.
As per the complaint, the child was playing along with the accused's grandchild in the locality when Paswan brought her to his home on Saturday evening.
While he was trying to outrage her modesty in a room, someone from his family arrived there following which he left the girl, the SHO said.
On reaching home, the girl informed about the incident to her parents who then complained to police, he said.
A case has been registered against the accused, he said adding the further probe is underway.
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First Published: Nov 09 2015 | 2:42 PM IST

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