12-year-old raped in Orissa

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Kudanagari village and a local youth was detained in connection with it, police said on Monday.

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Kudanagari village and a local youth was detained in connection with it, police said on Monday.

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The girl was allegedly dragged inside a roadside shop and sexually assaulted on Sunday, according to complaint lodged by her father with the police.

Both the suspect and the victim girl were medically examined and it is suspected that the girl was gang raped by two or more persons, the police added.