A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her uncle near Paradip in the the state, police said.
The incident took place at Taradapada village in Jagatsinghpur Police Station yesterday.
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The accused Sibacharan Das was arrested and forwarded to judicial custody, the police said, March 29.
The minor girl was lured to a secluded place and raped there by her uncle during Holi, Sibaji Mohanty, inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Jagatsinghpur police station, said.
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