Self-styled godman arrested in Cuttack for allegedly sexually assaulting 7-year-old girl

A 50-year-old self-styled godman was arrested in Odisha’s Cuttack district for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl in Kendupatna. The accused was taken into custody immediately after the incident.

The police registered a case under the POCSO Act, and the accused is currently in custody.

A self-styled godman was arrested in Cuttack, Odisha, for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl near her home.

A self-styled godman was arrested in Odisha’s Cuttack district for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl, police said on Monday.

The incident happened in the Kendupatna area when the girl was going to a shop near her house to buy some items, they said.

The accused, a 50-year-old man, took her to a nearby mutt and sexually assaulted her.
A case was registered under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the Nandankanan police station, police said.

The accused was immediately arrested, they said.

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