A 60-year-old man was arrested today on the charge of raping a minor girl at Satya Nagar area in Bhubaneswar, a police officer said.
The accused is a neighbour of the 10-year-old girl.
In their complaint, the girl's parents said the sexagenarian man, on finding their child playing alone near his house yesterday, took her to a secluded place and raped her, the officer said.
The girl narrated the incident to her parents on reaching home, following which they approached the police, he added.
The incident comes a week after another man was arrested on charges of raping a differently abled minor girl in the state capital.
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