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.
The accused Sibacharan Das was arrested and forwarded to judicial custody, the police said, March 29.
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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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