Kendrapara: A minor girl was allegedly subjected to sexual assault by a miscreant in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Monday.The matter, however, came to the light after the victim’s family members lodged a complaint at the Town Police Station seeking justice for her and arrest of the accused persons.According to the complaint, the minor girl, who was selling street brooms near the Jhjang Kali Temple, got up to urinate at 1:30 AM on Monday when a young man named Akash with the help of his friend picked her up and raped her at gunpoint.However, the minor girl managed to escape by biting the accused’s hand and created an alarm. The miscreants fled after the family members woke up.Soon, the family members rushed the minor girl to the local hospital for treatment in a critical condition.Later, the minor’s family lodged a police complaint at the Sadar police station in this regard. Based on the complaint police have launched an investigation into the matter.It is said that the victim is a resident of Bilaspur police station area of Chhattisgarh but was selling brooms near the temple to earn livelihood.
Minor girl raped in Kendrapara, police complaint lodged
