52-year-old man arrested for rape, sexual assault of sisters in MP

As per the FIR lodged by the parents of the girls, the accused raped the elder sister aged eight and sexually assaulted another aged six in the last two days when their parents were away for work, police said.

A minor girl was allegedly raped while her sister sexually assaulted by their 52-year-old neighbour in Indore, who has been arrested, police said on Monday.

The accused, identified as Rajaram Malviya, is the neighbour of the two girls and was addressed as grandfather by the victims.(AFP/Picture for representation)

The accused, identified as Rajaram Malviya, is the neighbour of the two girls in Azad Nagar locality, a police official said.

As per the FIR lodged by the parents of the girls, Malviya raped the elder sister aged eight and sexually assaulted another aged six in the last two days when their parents were away for work, Azad Nagar police station inspector Dilip Puri said.

The girls used to address Malviya as their grandfather.

The sisters underwent medical examination at the state-run Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital in the city, Puri said.

The incident came to light on Sunday night when both the girls disclosed the matter to their mother, he said.

Malviya has been booked under various sections of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.