A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Pen town of Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Tuesday night by an accused who is out on parole.

According to the police, the accused had been jailed twice before for assaulting minors. Pen cops have arrested the man, identified as Adesh Patil.

On Tuesday night, locals in Vadgaon found the missing 3-year-old girl behind Sabar Society, near Motiram Talao. The residents informed the police, who took the girl to the sub-district hospital, where she was declared brought dead. The doctors also revealed that the girl was sexually assaulted before the murder.